We actually aren't living that much longer than in 1930s.I heard a figure that said it was about 4 years longer.They misuse statistics. Those lower lifespan figures include the higher infant mortality and early deaths from disease and accidents (which in those days were more likely to be fatal). 

The actual average lifespan is about 85 years and is probably our genetic limit (give or take  a decade). That hasn't really changed and actuarial tables are adjusted for that so that they know how much to charge in contributions to provide for the correct amount in payouts.                                        

All that stuff about weapons of mass destruction was crap then and it's still crap. Saddam himself may have believed that he had them but the rest of the world knew he didn't except of course the US population. Here in Canada, I remember thinking how could the Americans believe this? And for the past few years I've still wondered if they really did or just pretended they did. 

 I guess there were some who did and this guy is obviously one of them and he's still delusional. 

 Spending more money than you've got has been the traditional method of self-destructing empires, including Rome. Forget the decadence being the cause of Rome's downfall; it was their spending more  than they had on wars that really did it.