Iraq's defense minister on Friday canceled all leave for army soldiers, apparently fearing violence after Sunday's expected announcement of a verdict in the trial of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. [Read]

As we have turned everything into a local event, will the verdict in the Iraq Saddam Hussein trial have any impact on US elections? Will a guilty verdict convince some that good things are happening in Iraq? Will a not guilty verdict cause everyone to throw their arms up in despair? Will nothing change?

It's not over until...until it has been kicked a few times.