Saddam's big mistake was in NOT acquiring undeniably deadly weapons of mass destruction before being attacked (like nukes). If he had done so, he would almost certainly not have been attacked.

This is like Pepe, the Mexican, who had nothing but a knife and a shovel, but he was on some very valuable land that the cattle baron wanted for his ranch. The cattle baron got concerned that Pepe might actually get hold of a rifle, and everyone knows that dirt-poor Mexicans are not the kind of people who should EVER be permitted to have that sort of firepower. It was also known that Pepe had a bad temper, had beaten his wife on occasion, and had given some of the other dirt-poor Mexicans a tough time, having killed one or two in disagreements. So...the cattle baron spread the word that Pepe was most likely hiding a rifle somewhere, and sent 50 heavily armed gunmen to "take out" that nasty Pepe. Pepe is now holed up in his adobe hut, which is riddled with bullet holes, but he is still defiant. One of his kids succeeded in nailing a cowboy in the eye with a rock, before getting blown to kingdom come. Two more cowboys have suffered blows to the head with brooms and frying pans while trying to kick down Pepe's door. Pepe and his family are using totally unfair and dastardly fighting tactics, but the posse expects to have him strung up soon...maybe in a week or so...or a couple of months...or a year. Stay tuned.

- LH