"Pride.
He was going to go down on history as a hero.; I understand he had bricks printed with something like "Built in the dynasty of Saddam."

And his character.
In the past he showed reluctance to comply with the UN resolutions, but he was not reluctant to use WMDs when he did have them."

"my point was that Saddam would have been a fool to expect the UN to protect him "


Since you have stated that he was a fool, willing to go to war rather than obey the UN resolutions, I do not understand why you think he would have acted the way you think he would have, using WMD in combat on his own territory, if he had them. I would think that he would hide them away, in another country, and then have them used against the US, or other high profile target. THAT would get him fame and noteriety.