Originally Posted by daswig

Saddam didn't give money to charity groups that gave money to the families of suicide bombers. Saddam cut checks directly to them for "services rendered". My understanding is that the Saudis have worked to see to it that the funds they give to muslim charities no longer is given to the families of suicide bombers. In other words, they're trying to do the right thing, while Saddam was trying to encourage people to blow themselves up.

It's interesting to note that you've glossed past the fact that 53 WMDs have indeed been recovered in Iraq.