The real question is: what did Saddam have on hiom and how much was he paid to be a mouthpiece for the Hussein regime? His comments read as if they were written by Baghdad Bob.
I would be willing to bet a wad of cash Saddam’s Intelligence service had a folder on him 3 inches thick, and he was offered all the little girls he wanted while in Iraq in trade for his cooperation.
JMHO of course, but its the way I would lay my bets.