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Your memory is poor. Iraq's neighbors were terrified of Saddam's sons, one of whom was an out and out psychopath. He had blungeoned to death an aid to his father in front of the wife of the President of Egypt. That is the stuff wars are made from. And about those rumors of weapons of mass destruction ... I personallly believe those rumors were started by Saddam himself to keep his neighbors in line, particularly Iran, Iraq's traditional enemy, but BBC News carries an article on the subject you might be interested in. In my opinion, the underllying cause of the war was Saddam's age and the fear his adult sons inspired, both inside and outside the country. They were spoiled, they were psychotic, and they had never learned to hide it.

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