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All these people who keep insisting that Saddam was a threat, I ask you: What would Saddam have to gain by attacking the USA?
Absolutely nothing. He knew damn well he would lose power, lose his palaces and luxurious lifestyle, and most likely be killed along with his sons (whom he hoped to pass power down to after his death). It would make no sense at all for him to invite war.
He's not some mustache-twirling cartoon supervillain doing evil just for the sake of the plot - in the real world, people act with justification, pursuing goals than benefit them.
So even if he had these imaginary WMD, he would still not be a threat because he had no compelling motivation. If he was trying to obtain WMD, it was to secure his power and ward off just this kind of invasion. Having nukes is a powerful deterrent.
He's not the wacky religious nut - that is Osama (remember him?). Osama was the one who wanted the USA to attack Iraq. It benefits only Osamas plot, and (not ruling a nation) he was the one with nothing to lose. It gets rid of a secular regime in the 'holy land' which Osama hated. It now allows for the rise of an Islamic theocracy there. And it helps him recruit more jihadists than he ever could previously.
Forget that it's real for a moment... forget the distraction of all the noise on TV .... and just look at the whole situation as if it were a strategy game. The plan becomes embarrasingly obvious. The Islamic team has been thinking many moves further ahead than we have been.
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