Since the US is the Big guy on the block, and since we are remotely located in the world, we can not help take care of evil dictators. So, lets leave Sadam in power, then when he dies, his son will continue the evil his father started.
So the US should do nothing in world to help. What will happen?
First guess: Millions of people will die.
Look at Hitler. He was left alone, and invaded 3, 4 countries before anyone did anything. So, until Hitler threatens you, the US should stay out? Ok, so we should have not helped Europe during WWII, just defended our self against Japan. Ok, that makes sense. Hitler now runs Europe, a fair portion of Russia (or maybe Russia would have fallen), There would be no Jews on the planet, then there would be just Europe under the German flag and the US in the world. Soon, Germany would invade the Americas. Maybe that would not be so bad.
David you are an idiot. Afghanistan was being run by people that directly supported the terrorists that had attacked the US. That would make Afghanistan a terrorist state. And besides, what about the atrocities that the Taliban committed to their own people? to women? Because the Afghanistan government supported and helped the terrorists that attacked the US, they needed to be removed. bin Laden was hoping that the attack would galvanize the entire ME to fight the evil of the infidels. Than includes everyone that does not pray to Ala (peace be with him). Is this what Islam is? I don't think so.
Ok, so Iraq was not a direct threat, but what if Sadam finally got a nuclear weapon (he was actively working on it), should the US act now? I guess not. What if Iraq gave this nuclear bom to his friends the terrorists and they go and use it on say Paris, London, or New York? Should we act now? Me, I was waiting for Sadam to do just that. It would have proven the position of anyone else that Sadam must be stopped. The world has too many people anyway. So we loose a million or two when the nuclear bomb goes off. Now the world will erupt into a world war, or another coalition will be formed to take the entire ME and make things go the way they should. Many countries there have had 50+ years of self rule and have improved little. The tribes have been fighting for centuries and have resolved nothing. All they want is to get rid of their Enemies. Currently their enemy is anyone who does not follow Islam, the infidels. Then what? Do you worship Islam? If not, you must die, according to Osama.