The one thing FReepers are just waking up to is that the WMD and inspections were a scam on many levels, but mainly they enriched a few goons in the U.N. and a bunch of second-tier world leaders. Keeping the inspection game going didn't really require any weapons.
We know Saddam had them at one time, but he probably sold them and discovered he could maintain power indefinitely without making new ones.
Yes, the inspections were a scam... buying time. The WMD still exist and will be used if not found.