Alex, quite simple, Hussein was an ass, a despot meglomanic moron oppressing a whole nation... but that wasn't why the US went to Iraq.
The US went to Iraq for WMD and a supposed link to Al qaeda.
Neither was found.
The surgery was a success. The patient died.
US military official I heard on the radio today said that it is likely that the person(s) who placed this weapon had no idea of the contents, it was likely something pulled out of an ammo dump somewhere. Rigging up this type of shell with a trigger is a very common way to make roadside bombs at this point.
Alex
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