I find most of the above comments interesting if only for the fact that this is such an imotive subject. I note that the arab world has yet to raise a finger to help Saddam, with the exception perhaps of syria. What Saddam fails to understand is the power of the coalition war machine, and the disdain with which he is regarded. I think he is a coward and a bully (goes hand in hand) who needed removing and, political motives aside, it is an act of humanity to try to liberate the Iraqi people. Sadly, there have been civilian casualties. Yet Saddam's regime was responsible for more than a million civilian deaths beginning with those who opposed his initial rise to power. As for 'laying waste to Bagdad', wake up and smell the coffee! The US could have nuked Bagdad from a great height had it wished to. The Bryster A Brit

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All the Woes of a World by Jonathan Icknield aka The Bryster

And in my final hours - I would cling rather to the tattooed hand of kindness - than the unblemished hand of hate...