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No. Though Saddam was a dictator the US did not justify their action and rushed the decision. In the end it is not even clear what the aim was.
Secondly they payed no heed to the complexities of the region - they still dream of a democratic Iraq when it looks rather as if the post state will disintegrate without Saddam, very much like Yugoslavia did after Tito.
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Thats pretty much how I feel about it. For his crimes against the Kurds, Hussein and Company deserved to be brought to accountability.
As for the rest... As has been pointed out, there has been scant, if any, supportive evidence. After the failure of "shock and awe", the goals became confused and without Saddam holding the various factions in check, civil war has been the result, IMO.