TIME.com: TIME Exclusive: Notes from Saddam in Custody
The official said it may soon be clear how much command and control over the insurgency Saddam actually had while he was in hiding. “We can now determine,” he said, “if he is the mastermind of everything or not.” The official elaborated: “Have we actually cut the head of the snake or is he just an idiot hiding in a hole?”
It seems doubtful a ragged refugee, physically bricked into his hiding place, was in charge of the recurring attacks on US troops, so the capture might not have any effect on things. The folks doing the damage might have already given up on his return, and just be doing their best to destabilize things.
I hope it takes the motivation out of these attacks, all the same.