Saddam Hussein flouted U.N. sanctions for years. He used poison gas on his enemies, buried people in mass graves and cut out people's tongues. Meanwhile, his sons were abducting women on the side of the road and raping them. What level of moderation would NBC News Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel find acceptable? Here is the video.
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Saddam Hussein would have been toppled right now if he behaved like Mubarak or Gadhafi. He could have survived if he indeed had become more moderate like the jordanian government. In any case, no need to send US troops there.
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