Reply #36: No---and I felt that way back in March of 2003

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First, if Saddam actually had WMDs, I would have expected him to have used them in case of an invasion. And that certainly would have been unpleasant.

Second, I reasoned that invading Iraq would shatter it and dangerously destabilize the whole region. The cost and difficulty of creating a new stability would probably not be worth the benefits of removing Saddam's regime.

Finally, I could never understand why I was supposed to be so frightened of Saddam Hussein. I grew up during the Cold War, when we were all encouraged to believe that the Russkies had a missile aimed at each and everyone of us. And even if the Soviet Union seemed less and less scary as the 1960s wore on, the new nuclear enemy on the block was Red Freakin' China. Saddam---pffft. A mere pussycat compared to Chairman Mao.