Why even bother to kill Saddam? Should have had the Saudis pay him $100 Billion to attack Iran (again).
That was an option. I always thought Saddam had a hand in 9-11 in some fashion. There was that training ground where an old jet was, and some indications that Saddam knew 9-11 was coming. Also, it was clear that Saddam was going to work on getting America back at some point, it was only a matter of time. Probably better to eliminate him, but perhaps not, with hindsight.