But Saddam s Bad So what That wasn t the cassus belli and trying to give that impression After the Fact is Untrue Hell the reason it wasn t the cassus belli is because there are dictators in Africa that make Saddam look like a pussycat And that s why the US never invaded say Ethiopia to depose Meles Zenawi And he s actually nicer than the guy he ousted Mengistu Haile Mariam