Iran and Saudi Arabia are the real terrorist states. The US needs to stop dancing around the Moslem terrorist problem; the problem is the religion itself! Iran, and Saudi Arabia and other fanatic Moslem governments are by definition sympathetic with MILITANT/TERRORIST/ISLAM I wonder though, whether our focus on Sadaam isn't partially due Iraq's LACK of Muslim Fundamentalism (?) in comparison to the crazed Wahabbis of Saudi Arabia and the ultra-zealot Shiite-mullahs of Iran.
...........ie. it may be the easiest to Westernize of the three.
You have a very good point.