I think that the correct response to Saddam is simply to ignore him. He'll die of natural causes eventually.

Yup, keep telling yourself Saddam is just one isolated totalitarian leader with nobody who would succeed him with the same convictions and ideals...

Thinking that the problems in Iraq will be solved once Saddam is gone is akin to a cancer patient who goes into remission thinking that they're guaranteed a long, healthy life.

Having said this, I am totally against any kind of military invasion into Iraq at this point. I am very much in favor of a covert operation to kill him and overthrow his regime, though, but I would want this to be done BY the Iraqi people, with as much help from us as they need. At the very least, Iraq needs to truly open up to UN inspections of all areas (the oft-quoted "unfettered access.")