U.S., Britain Rejoice Death Of Saddam’s Sons

Bush believes "this is further reassurance to the Iraqi people that the regime is gone and will not be back," said White House spokesman Scott McClellan.

"Over the period of many years, these two individuals were responsible for countless atrocities committed against the Iraqi people and they can no longer cast a shadow of hate on Iraq," he said in a statement.

The spokesman added that the U.S. "military forces and our intelligence community, working with an Iraqi citizen, deserve credit for today’s successful action.

"While there is still much work to do in Iraq, the Iraqi people can see progress each day toward a better and more prosperous future for their country."

Not Coming Back

Echoing the same rejoice, U.S. Civil Administrator of Iraq Paul Bremer said: "It’s a great day for the Iraqi people and a great day for the American military, who once again showed their astounding professionalism in this operation.

"A lot of the attacks are being based on the idea that somehow Saddam is coming back, well they’re not coming back and now two of them are dead and it won’t be long until we get the father".

Bremer is currently in Washington to brief members of Congress and the U.S. administration about the reconstruction efforts in Iraq, as critics continued to point to the rising death toll among U.S. troops and slower than expected progress in restoring normalcy there.

"I had a chance to talk to the Senate today about the progress which we’ve been making in Iraq … over the past couple of months in providing a sense of security and providing basic services," he said.

Bremer told ABC News the deaths "marginally improve the safety (of U.S. troops in Iraq), although we could see attacks in the next few days as revenge.

His comments came as two U.S. soldiers were killed in separate attacks in Baghdad and Mosul.

U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow said "anything that removes uncertainty about the course of progress in Iraq is positive, and (the deaths) certainly removes some uncertainty…One more vestige…of the Saddam regime is gone."