Ahh well.. this was a consiquence forseen in the pub months ago actually..
Iraqi exiles in Britain are ecstatic at the prospect of returning to their homeland now that Saddam'sregime has been brought down..
Yassim fled Iraq in 1980 after his father and uncle were killed by the Ba'ath regime.
Today, he has applied for his papers, bought a plane ticket and is packing to go home to Baghdad.
"I haven't seen my mother, or brothers and sisters for 23 years," he told BBC correspondent Graham Satchell."The first thing I want to see is my family."
Yassim is one of thousands of Iraqis in the UK who want to return to their homeland, now that the threat from Saddam's regime has been removed...
Children who have only known exile but have been told about their country by their parents are longing to see it.
One little girl told said.. "When I saw them tear down Saddam's statue I knew that he was broken, dead. We can go and live there now, have what we want, what we dreamed of, like smell the air."
In Iraqi cafes across London many watched the scenes of liberation in the centre of Baghdad on Wednesday in utter disbelief.. There had always been the underlying fears the Coalition would lose interest again.. or that world opinion would bring a halt to the action before Saddm was disposed of..
Men drank tea and cheered as they watched Saddam Hussein's statue finally topple.
.. an historical moment," said one man, at the Baghdad Cafe in west London.
"We have been waiting for this a long time and we thank the British and American people and troops for helping us get rid of the most criminal man in the world."
Another said he would not be a happy if the former leader were found dead...saying
'I want to see Saddam on trial..I want to see him on trial and talking about why he did what he did.."
On all the exiles' minds is the thought that they could soon be reunited with grandparents, brothers, sisters, aunts and uncles they have not seen for many years...one woman has not seen her family for 24 years...
In her words.. which echo those of many who have waited out the iclement weather here on this Island..
"I have waited for this moment," she said. "I want to go to Iraq as soon as I can."
Admirable. And can the morality of this action seriously be debated now.. can those who stood and marched against the war and for the perpetuation of Saddam's regeme still hold their heads defiant..
The diplomatic wrangling will be the focus now.. and while the fighting continues in Baghdad and will likely conrinue throughout the country for some weeks to come.. the main consern at the moment is the establishment of an Iraqi central govenment with authority in those cities so long under the thumb of Baghdad..
One can almost be certain the French have a plan at hand.. equally.. do the US and Britain..
This is where the real war begins..