Saddam? I don’t know. In the words of April Glasbie he WAS stupid. He didn’t have to pick a fight with the US. Kadafy was smarter and thanks to the voters it cost him his life.
After the first gulf war we should have left him to his own devices. Just kept him contained. He was easier to deal with than the Iranians are and much easier to deal with than the mess we made. IMHO anyway.