"And how many Iraqis would have been killed had we not invaded??? One heck of alot less than what we've seen since the invasion..."


That is the question that you are ducking. IMO, the number that would have been killed would include at least the ones that Saddam would have killed ( see past discussions- more than the war) as well as the ones that would be killed by the continuation of the plans in place by Saddam.


Saddam's non-compliance with the UN resolution ( as stated by the UN) indicates that "business as usual" would have meant and eventual WMD use by Saddam, or by some proxy that he gave the WMD to.