Moammar Gadhafi has died at the hands Libyan rebels and an American Predator drone, officially ending the reign of the “Mad Dog.”

It’s a sad ordeal when anyone dies, even a brutal dictator who murdered his own citizens. Hopefully the Gadhafi’s death will bring some well deserved peace to the citizenry of Libya and the healing process can begin. Now that their dictator has fallen, it is time for them to decide what kind of government they wish to represent them.

I have high hopes for the country and hope that the United States tries

to keep a positive relationship with the rebels-turned-government. I’m not happy we had to get involved in a new war in the first place, but I’m glad the results came out the way they did. Before the intervention,

Gadhafi was marching on the last stronghold of the rebels, looking ready to squelch the movement once and for all.

What I really would like to see come from this is more countries seeing that no matter how oppressive your government, you can overthrow them and the world will help. While Gadhafi may have fallen, there are still many oppressive regimes all over the world that continue to commit violence against their citizens. Syria and North Korea come to mind right away; already videos have surfaced exposing Syrian violence against protesters.

Gadhafi was a brutal leader; I wonder how many deaths he has been responsible for since becoming the leader of Libya. Not just Libyan deaths, but deaths outside of Libya. He has alleged connections to the Lockerbie bombing. I’m glad that no one has been seriously injured during the Occupy Wall Street protests. Sure, there’s been some brutality, but there’s been no police opening fire on protesters. I just hope things stay that way, and perhaps even the police brutality ends because in my eyes it doesn’t matter how rich or poor your country is, if change is necessary, fight for it and never lose hope.