Was Saddam bewildered by the US's attacking Iraq up to the day they put the noose on his neck?

I don't think Saddam thought we would go through with it. After all, he didn't have anything to do with 9/11. We had no reason to attack his country. As far as the "wrong" intell, well, bush wouldn't have been able to feed his ego by avenging his father's death threats if he fessed up. Maybe he invaded Iraq to make his daddy proud or to get his daddy to think more highly of him. Who knows. It sure messed things up though, that's for sure.