I don't think it is "a bit much"
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/150901-is...
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/150901-is...
If only it preserved human rights and lifes of it's citizens as fine. The only thing that US and coalition did wrong with Iraq was not killing off Saddam in '91 and leaving Iraq under his reign of terror for 12 more years.
Unfortunately, it looks like appeasing bloody dictators is a West's thing lately.