Perhaps they didnt want Saddam to realise the "Jig was Finally...

Perhaps they didnt want Saddam to realise the "Jig was Finally up" until they have all their military in place.
Whats the point of showing your hand until youre ready.

Makes sense to be on the spot and ready when they announce what they have on the rock ape, instead of thousands of miles away or still in transit.

Hope those human shields get a wriggle on before its too late, what a wonderful gesture to improve the human gene pool . .......Self redundancy.