Learn From The Past
After World War One, Germany had hardly any weapons. As a matter of fact, they were not suppose to have any. Would folks have been this upset if Hitler had been attacked before he ammassed a great military? Would people say that Germany is poor and defenseless country and they should be left alone? Guess what, that was the attitude of many until Hitler unleashed his military on the rest of the world. He came very close to winning.
Now, Saddam could be said was a brutual, but poor dictator. His country was no threat to us. Did you want to wait to see if history would repeat itself?