He thought no president would have the guts to invade a country in the Mid-East. He thought wrong.
No - that's not what the article says.
Saddam figured the uncertainty of weapons would keep fanatic islamites he'd offended at bay WHILE the UN (entity of irrelevance) would keep the US and our allies hamstrung. It worked with Bubba, but he misunderestimated Bush.
BTW, I had posted an article months ago where my Egyptian friend explained this to me and I relayed it to my fellow FReepers. I'll repost it if Jim says okay...
Jim, FREEREPUBLIC should be credited for bringing this out first! FREEREPUBLIC is AWESOME!