How much would you have paid to avoid Sept. 11?? Hundreds of billions? Now imagine that involving chemical weapons or nuclear weapons. Think about it.
Saddam and Iraq would be vaporized as soon he one of his so-called "weapond of mass destruction" hits the US. Saddam is a brutal dictator like Stalin. They both share the knack for survival. Saddan will not dare to attack US, any more than Stalin did.
Mexico is more likely to attack us one day to claim the Southwest, than Saddam ever is.
I suspect Saddam is quite content hopping between his 100 palaces and 378 concubines.
Don't lose any sleep worringing about Saddan attacking us - he is not that foolish.