Cat made some good points. I didn’t analyze the video myself. I am not sure just how dangerous Saddam was unless he had something to do with West Nile Virus but I do expect his weapons to show up in the most interesting places at the most inappropriate times. If you look at where Iraq is geographically, going to war with Saddam makes very good sense. See, Iraq, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Pakistan surround Iran, one major and very dangerous enemy. Iraq was a far easier country to overthrow than Iran, there were all those ignored resolutions and Saddam’s less than stellar treatment of his people. I do wonder if it’s all a setup to surround and then overthrow Iran.

Note this map of Nato countries and PfP countries and note what I did to it, little labeling.

Strategically, if Iraq were to end up an Islamic theocracy like Iran, and ally with Iran and Syria, it would be quite dangerous. Now if Iraq becomes a democratic wedge full of our military might (unlikely to leave soon), it will make a nice staging area. Sides, there are other benefits, if we control the flow of oil between the Middle East and Russia and the Far East, will make for some interesting possibilities.

Then there’s the bit of surrounding Syria, they are ripe for change U.S. style.