MOBILE — U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) released the statement below following the execution of Saddam Hussein: “Saddam Hussein was justly executed after a long, public and fair trial. It was more than he gave to those who did not agree with his every whim. Even so the conviction was based on only a few of his terrible crimes. We may hope his death will help the Iraqi people put this painful period in their nation’s history behind them. There are no easy or quick solutions to the violence that persists against the democratically elected government of Iraq. There are only steps towards stability, progress and peace. Saddam Hussein’s execution is one such important step.”