He was trying to organize oil-rich countries into a trading block against us, and was attempting to make everyone buy oil in his own currency instead of the dollar.

Yeah, that's going to hurt our economy and that makes him our enemy, doesn't matter why he was doing what he was doing.

Edit: how could I forget that he invaded Kuwait which would have completely cut off our oil supply. Don't buy the revisionist bullshit that Saddam was minding his own business.

He was trying to organize oil-rich countries into a trading block against us, and was attempting to make everyone buy oil in his own currency instead of the dollar.

Yeah, that's going to hurt our economy and that makes him our enemy, doesn't matter why he was doing what he was doing.