How many times does it need to be said? We overthrew Sadaam because leaving him there was intolerable after 9/11. If Gore had won he’d have done the same thing. We invaded to demonstrate our credibility after the Axis of Evil speech and to drive a wedge between and put pressure upon the terror sponsoring states of Syria and Iran. Lots of countries have WMD. Sadaam could have been off the hook if he’d just complied with the agreements he signed. He left a legal loophole for invasion that Clinton unsuccessfully tried to use in 1998. It’s interesting to note that No. Korea never signed a peace treaty either and the Korean war is technically only in cease fire. Another example of a stupid statesman is Noriega who made a speech saying that a “state of war exists between Panama and the United States”. The words of rulers have legal meaning.