I got a chance to watch 60 minutes tonight and I found the segment where they (60 minutes) interviewed FBI agent George Piro about his efforts to get information out of Saddam Hussein after he was captured. In the interview, George talked about his relationship with Saddam and the answers to many of the burning questions we (the world) had. If you want to watch the interview with George click here. If you would rather just see the questions and answers I've compiled a summarized version.
What happened to the weapons of mass destruction? Answer -> Saddam destroyed them because of the UN inspectors. He let the world think that he still had them and also let the world think he was doing a great job at hiding them because he was afraid that if Iran knew that he had gotten rid of them they would probably attack. He also wanted his own people to think he still had them so that he could stay in power.
Did Saddam have any links to Al Qaeda? Answer -> No because Al Qaeda, especially Osama Bin Laden are fanatics and Saddam believed they were a threat to him.
Why did he let things get to point where the US invaded? Answer -> Based on his experience with no fly zones and isolated US bombing in 1998 he figured the US would just do that again, which was something he could absorb and still retain power. And when Bush said that we would invade he didn't believe it. Doh!