Originally Posted by CRIMSON MASK

According to the research I did (and posted earlier which by the way you failed to acknowledge or comment on) Saddam still had what was considered the best military in the middle east.

There is no way around it, what you describe would entail a full invasion and battle with Saddams military. Which is exactly what Bush did only you are advocating leaving Iraq in chaos and open to takeover by it's neighbors without a leader and a defeated military to stand in the way.