>To prove to others how strong your army is. To let them know that if you can't obtain something by negotiation you'll get it anyway.
>
>It's sort of the adult version of bully in high school.

In this case, Saddam was the bully, and someone had the guts to do something about it. In case you aren't seeing this in Canada:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/04/09/sprj.irq.war.main/index.html

Those are Iraqis helping to pull down the statue of Saddam

Here are some pictures from the BBC:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/photo_gallery/2931475.stm

And now this torture will no longer happen:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,83619,00.html