Intervention might have become necessary later .
At the time of the invasion of Iraq in 2003 , Saddam Hussein did not pose an immediate threat and the majority of the UN Security Council supported the continuation of UN weapons inspections and monitoring .
Intervention might have become necessary later , but at the time of the invasion of Iraq in 2003 , Saddam Hussein did not pose an immediate threat and the majority of the UN Security Council supported the continuation of UN weapons inspections and monitoring .