What Sadamm did was absolutely horrible. But we did the same in the name of freeing the Iraqi people.We used white phosphorus bombs and napalm the first couple of years and as usual a lot of civilians died.
Just one quote but there are numerous available.
BBC NEWS | Middle East | US used white phosphorus in Iraq
I think Americans get a little sanctimonious about everything we do is the right thing to do. I think a lot of times we are more wrong than we are right and history tends to prove it.