That link definitely deserves discussion. The big picture re Saddam is something that is NOT being discussed by the media. Here are the key findings of the report.

The findings definitely support the viewpoint of the articel linked by TurboDog. Saddam was not a direct threat at the time he was deposed, but he had many systems, illicit deals, and agreements in place to make it easy for him to resume development of WMDs once sactions were lifted.

With this perspective, it is even more clear the Saddam needed to be removed from power. But one important question to ask is this: Would we have known Saddam's intentions as clearly as this report suggests now without needing to invade and remove him from power first? In other words, did we know nothing of the findings in this report until Saddam was removed? The answer is clearly no. We knew Saddam was making deals on the side with countries were supposed to be imposing sanctions on him. We knew the Oil-For-Food program was being corrupted.

The question of whether the War, as fought, was a good idea or not comes down to a question of timing. I believe the details we now know -- chiefly the fact that Saddam had no WMDs at the time we invaded -- would have come to light long before sanctions fell and the building of new WMDs resumed.

But we have the luxury of hindsight now. Many people believed Saddam had WMDs, and that's why we went in (or so we were led to believe). We can only hope that things improve to the point where the whole conflict can be seen to have been worth it.