Saddam isn't "contained". IMHO, I believe that he is the quintessential terriorist who's primary targets are the Jews, first....and any democracy, second. Lets face it, neither of the above are in the best interest of many Arab leader's...and never will be. As much as I hated the cold-war, there was something to be said about two opposing "super-powers" holding the rest of the world, at bay. Atleast there was a mutual respect for each other's strength. Now, with just one....everybody wants to play "king of the hill", thus, an instability that will only get worse, I'm afraid. It all comes down to whether people want "true democracy" or not. What is good for some, is a threat to others....i.e., most Arab leader's with their totalitarianism and most Western Europeans who are more intuned with socialism than they are with pure democracy. The one commond thread between the cold war period & today's situation is America and her few, true allies. If we don't do something to stop this global cancer, who will?