[DannyTN]

I don't buy it at all. Once the US is in Baghdad, to use chemical weapons on the city, just doesn't make any sense at all.

It's one thing to devastate your entire army in a futile attempt to stay in power. It's another to Gas your own capital city, and remove any chance you ever had of being viewed favorably in Arab history.

[CygnusXI]

Understand Saddam.

Saddam IS Iraq
Iraq IS Saddam

If he is to go, Iraq goes too.
Fortunately, he is dead or extremely sleepy (Fletch reference). I don't know if his top guys think like him-- enough to do it.