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| Saddam Stepping Down Will Not Prevent War: Analysts |
| 2003-01-06 |
| By Abdul Raheem Aly, IOL Cairo Correspondent Political analysts Monday, January 6, stressed that a U.S. war against Iraq could hardly be prevented, even if Iraqi President Saddam Hussein stepped down, adding that Washington is not just after Saddam, but also the Iraqi security and armed forces. He's a great place to start, though... The analysts, moreover, warned of an uncontrollable state of chaos in Iraq that may even extend to neighboring countries. Professor of political sciences and deputy dean of the Faculty of Commerce, Dr. Jihad Oudah, told IslamOnline Monday that âSaddamâs stepping down is just a wish of the Arabs that lacks accurate analysis of the political scene in Iraq. Saddam is not the issue, the Arabs have not yet understood that. It is the Iraqi regime as a whole; the ruling Baath Party, the security bodies, and the armed forces that could maintain and contain the inner situation all these years.â Oudah warned that Saddamâs removal âwill not stop the war and will lead to complete chaos. This is due to the absence of a strong political alternative within the ranks of various groups of the Iraqi opposition... Saddam has created a social base since the first Gulf war. Therefore, Iraq is not a weak state whose regime could be easily changed. The situation is more dangerous than we think, the odds, from chaos to war, will cloud the area for long years to come.â "So, really, there's no way Sammy could possibly be removed. Nope. Just can't be done. Sorry." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |