[birdsman]

Along with the Iraqi lives saved by the regime change, let's also count the American lives saved. I have no doubt that Saddam would have sponsored terrorist attacks on us had he remained in power. Yes, American soldiers died in Iraq, but they did not die in vain. American lives were saved.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Absolutely right:

Report Details Saddam's Support for Terrorists Who Killed Americans

The above link is the FreeRepublic discussion thread.

The actual article is :

"Saddam Hussein’s Philanthropy of Terror"

It is a pdf document with substantial footnotes and put together by Dewey Murdock of the Hudson Institute.