Is world better without Saddam?

[abaris]

Just to be clear, I am agnostic about the merits of invading Iraq.

If Saddam ultimately would have been content to be a horrible dictator who only oppressed his own people, I would say our invasion was 100% a mistake.

I don't know how old you are and therefore can't say if you recall the situation in the 90ies and early 2000s. Iraq was virtually under siege, with strict embargos in place that made it even impossible to get certain medications. A situation killing off quite a number of children by proxy, which made headlines around '95. A situation leading Albright to say, she didn't care if they died, as can be seen in the vid, Capn posted.

And, oh yes, bombed on a regular basis by the US and by the UK. On every given pretext and at one time even called the Monica bombings, because Clinton was in a tight spot for a BJ and needed some distraction to present to the public.

Saddam virtually couldn't move. His army was in tatters and he had no airforce. So this argument of Saddam preparing to strike again is nothing short of absurd. Not to speak of the UN commissions constantly being in and out of the country.