[Animal]

He may not have had much sympathy before, but he's got more than he had.

Here's my take on the situation:

Saddam knew his number was up the minute Bush was elected, 9/11 just cemented the deal. The worst thing you can do to a power hungry dictator is to take away their power, and Hussein knew his days were numbered. His human rights atrocities, and track record certainly weren't helping matters.

So Saddam knows he's done, so he leaks bad information, kinda like dangling red in front of a bull, or kicking sand in the umpire's face. The US takes the bait and goes in, BUT doesn't have international support.

Now, fast forward to today. Still no WoMD, scandals hitting the news almost daily regarding the motives for the war, and Iraq no better off now than when they were under Hussein. Now, the US is in has invaded 2 Middle Eastern countries, and shows no signs of stopping.Okay so who looks like the bad guy now? Egypt, Iran, Syria they're all starting to wonder if they're next, so maybe this isn't such a good idea after all. It's standard political and PR tactics. To make yourself look better, make the other guy look worse.

Of course, that's just my opinion, and the truth...well I don't think we'll ever really know that.