Exactly, which is why I don't understand his criticism of our efforts to free the Iraqi's and preserve Israel's tiny piece of the earth.
As I understood it, the objection was not removing Hussein, but the cost in lives to do so. The bigger picture as it were. People have forgotten what the cost of war is, what the cost of freedom is. Freedom is always paid for in blood, blood of warriors, blood of innocents and blood of the oppressors. His position was to avoid that cost and have a 'peaceful' resolution, not supporting Hussein.
I think he knows the state of mind of the Muslim relgious leaders, that they are fanatics and that they think it is time for them to resume their conquest of the world. He knews the effect of this fanaticism on the dwindling Christian populations in the Middle East and the growing Christian populations in Africa.
You may have missed it.
He said (paraphrasing)...'I didn't want you to go into Iraq, but now that you're there, you should finish the job.'