UNFAIR FIGHT ? it was saddam who chose not to follow longstanding terms and agreements with the UN and America 12 years and 17 resolutions.
Warning after warning he was told and time after time he did not heed the words given him yet he would threaten the use of WMD at every turn.
He knew what he was up against an still he chose his nations path.
Unfair ? i think not at any time he could have just said ok i was lying we have nothing come and search or at the least he could have just fled into exile and it would have been over.
We treated him fairly for the 12 years he shot at our planes we treated him fairly the first time we invaded to stop him from invading iran by not killing him then at the behest of the UN.
If anyone was not fair it was Saddam to himself and his own people!