i dont think sadam was in the episode. hitler was though, he went to haloween as the "can you hear me now" guy from sprint or whatever it is, that was probably the best part of the episode.
I don't know. Some South Park episodes take time to age and seem a lot better a year later than when they first came out. I think this will be one of them.
That Steve Irwin joke was so fucking forced too, they could have done a much better job with it...although kicking him out for not having a costume was funny.