Allah won't take their lives ... Americans will.
And Saddam couldn't care less.
I've long been an admirer of your theory as the most logically satisfying explanation for our behavior since 9/11--though I can't quite bring myself to completely believe in it. Assuming you are correct, though, how do you account for the discipline with which the true situation has been kept hidden? I know the Bush White House is renowned for its lack of leaks, but consider how many other people must possess this information by now. The Pentagon, the Iraqi regime, various foreign intelligence agencies, the FBI, certain Democrats...
Do you really think that all parties are united in wanting to keep the information out of the public domain?