Reply #4: You must have a crystal ball [View All]

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So far the closest thing to "nukes" found in Iraq are a few small parts burried in a guy's rose garden. Is it not inconceivable that Saddam had given up on the idea of mass destruction, deciding that the status quo (incredible wealth, palaces, etc.) was something he could live with?

Saddam was a tyrant, but he was not suicidal. He knew damn well that if he became too big a threat to the west he would be in big trouble. That's why he backed off and ALLOWED inspectors unfettered inspection of his country toward the end, when things were heating up. I don't think it is logical to assume that "war was going to happen regardless". War happened because Bush and his buddies decided it was in their best political/financial interest to make it happen.