re: Indeed
If I remember correctly, there wasn't an overwhelming drive among Middle East leaders to oust Saddam by war. Sure, they seemed to want him gone, but he was more of a burr on their trousers than a gun to their head, from what I can gather.
How old were you during Gulf War One? The last time this "burr" got on their trousers? A little memory refresher might be in order. The "leaders" in Kuwait practically wet themselves fleeing the country before hostilites broke out.