[MarkF]

Hissein has so much bloody power over there that the people are afraid to speak against him. The trouble with letting them form their own democratic government, in my view, is that since he has just about every election rigged (HELLO! 100% approval rating!), someone (US) has to step in and straighten everything out. A democracy cannot be started if the current leader doesn't let it happen, and do you really think Hussein is going to say, "Oh, you know what? You're right, I am being unfair.", and step off? Think about what all the people of Iraq will do. They've been stuck under this tyrant for YEARS and have been too scared to do anything about it...what will happen when they realize he has lost all his power, especially if of his own will? I think he's mostly scared to step down, seeing as he's dug such a HUGE hole for himself. He's standing in his grave as it is...maybe he's provoking war so that he can go out with a bang.