Try telling that to Democrats, Beltway columnists, and the UN! They think saddam is perfectly NORMAL! Imagine if he did step down...They'd certainly (claim to) see no reason for us to go to war with Iraq then...
And therein lies the rub. This is simply a calculated move to try and make it more difficult for GWB to launch a war against Iraq. If Saddam did resign, you can bet your bottom dollar that he would be running the show from behind the scenes.