...the rules and mandates that Iraq broke before we invaded them...
Like having weapons of mass destruc-... oh wait... hold on.
How about not allowing inspecto-... oh wait, they did... Ok just a second.
Hrm, they did have those crappy old missles that went a few miles farther than regulation allows. Maybe that is good enough reason to invade? Hmmm...
As for Saddam's track record... well, he was certainly a pretty bad guy (though I must say, there are much worse out there) though he actually did pretty well in terms of maintaining the stability of the region. Is this a reason to get involved, millitarily? Even against the wishes of the UN? That's a tough question... but I do know we (the US) have been paying heavily for our leaders' answer answer.