Originally Posted by Tock
If I had been president, I would have realized that
1) Osama and Al-Quada were behind the bombing
2) Saddam was not involved with either of them
3) Killing the Emperor of Japan would do as much good as killing Saddam, as far as solving the terrorist problem goes . .
So, while Saddam is an asshole, and his people are better off without him, it really isn't up to the people of the US to say who the Iraqi people's leader should be. Yes, Saddam had police who terrorized the populace, but the original 13 American colonies had problems with the King of England too, and ultimately, it's up to the people to decide when they've had enough BS. Evidently, the Iraqis hadn't reached that point.
So, to answer your question, yes, I would have left Saddam in power, and let the Iraqi people decide when they were ready to risk their lives to depose him.