Saddam is/was a secularist despot with nothing in common with the Jihadists except the Muslim universal hatred of Israel.
But I would urge you to forward the hydra head idea to the Whitehouse .... they're always open to nutcase reasons for starting another war.
You won't have to fight it... nor will you have to pay for it. So just go back to your golf game and butt out of the business of preserving the freedom you abuse for future generations.