Miss him yet?
If you live in Iraq the answer would be yes.
Bush,Cheney,Powell and friends were lying about Saddam, re 9/11.
As the author of that article points out...............
I guess it seemed like a good idea at the time. Get rid of a bloodstained dictator, knock down the Ba’ath Party and rid the police and army of the loyalists to each. In short, level the political, security and bureaucracy and wait for democracy to grow.
In the meantime, Saddam held what could be called a key position in the stability of the entire Middle East. He maintained pressure against Iran, doubly so towards Revolutionary Iran. The American Guns for Hostages deal in the eighties came about because the Iranians were hard pressed by Saddam’s Iraq. Likewise, contrary to some reports, Saddam knew better than to allow Al-Qaeda to operate in his country. He never gave them more than token support.