Worthy to remember, however, that Hussein was propped up previously by the Bush, Sr. administration.
SH essentially maintained stability in that region. Then, when Bush, Jr./Rumsfeld/Cheney decided to profit from poking that hornet's nest...look what that did to our soldiers and our treasure. I have a friend who was in the Marines. He came back irreparably harmed by what happened in that desert.
I dare say, Saddam was a far better leader than another Hussein: Barack Hussein Obama.