Was I th only person who thought this thread was about what if Saddam was still living in that hole he was found in?
If the thread is about no invaison of Iraq, then you might as well ahve titled the thread "No 9/11" (before anyone creates that thread, us the search button

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Saddam would never have survived the collaspe of his regime, he wasn't *that* well liked enough to escape with his life. If the regime had fallen, then the people would have demarded his blood to finalise that chapter of their history. Irrespective of others nations eventual wishes.
Which means that even the event that a Coalition force goes in, you're going to find it difficult to keep him alive. He's simply a figurehead for additional violence. While he may have gone 'Osama Bin Ladin' on the world, eventually there is so many places you can hide when your #2 on the worlds most wanted list.
Hence bringins me to my concluding statement; when, where and how do you propose a POD(s) that keep Saddam alive? Are any of those POD(s) likely to envoke much larger changes in the butterflies around the world rather than simply just keeping the Ba-ath party in power...?