[A_perfect_lady]

In short, as I always said, Saddam hid the stuff in Syria thinking that any American action would just be more harrassing strikes meant to pressure him into letting UN inspectors back in. His strategy was to hide the stuff till they went away again.

When we actually invaded and toppled his regime, his strategy once captured was to avoid prosecution by claiming he'd complied with UN mandates, expecting to be back on the throne in a couple years.

[FFranco]

Once the surge is successfully completed and Iraq cools down enough, we need to send US troops into Syria to ensure those weapons Saddam smuggled there are not used against us and our friends. The US invasion will also be an opportunity to bring democracy to another Mid-East nation.

And we need to keep our eye on Iran. They should be on our liberation list too.