qa, Saddam Hussein murdered his countrymen with poison gas. However despicable, the fact that Hussein possessed poison gas & did not hesitate to use it on his own citizens never posed a threat to others.
Do you believe the US should attack other countries with tyrannical leaders, if those leaders are murdering their own citizens? Besides North Korea, should the US attack China (eg, Tianemen Square, and the rountine execution of political prisoners in order to sell ther organs) and Russia (known for murdering journalists & other members of the opposition, using tools such as polonium-210, a true WMD)?. Of course there’s also the Sudan, whose president is currently involved in genocide that’s killed (at least) many thousands of citizens.
charliehall, thanks for those facts.