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2002-09-19 Axis of Evil

Saddam to escape Iraq in event of US strike

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2002-09-19 10:58 am|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Actually, if this is true, it's good news. If Saddam thinks he can escape, then he's less likely to do something radical -- like tossing WMDs -- when Iraq is invaded. Such an act on his part would close off too many possible boltholes and would make finding and punishing Saddam a very high priority item for a lot of countries who probably aren't too worried about that at this time.

Perhaps we should encourage this line of thinking on his part -- assuming we already aren't.

Posted by Patrick Phillips 2002-09-19 11:05:56|| 2002-09-19 11:05:56|| Front Page Top

#2 I doubt if Bush will actually scare him out of town. I think Sammy's convinced of his own immortality, regardless of what might happen to the Iraqis around him.

If he did leave in the dead of night, think how the Chomsky crowd would be hollering about what a "bully" the U.S. is...!

Posted by Fred 2002-09-19 12:10:05|| 2002-09-19 12:10:05|| Front Page Top

#3 I wouldn't get too ecstatic if Saddam popped up in some other country. It would leave him unharmed if his stay-behind jihadis touched off some evil device to do max harm to any occupying Americans, and never mind his dearly beloved civil population who would share it.

Posted by Insufficiently Sensitive 2002-09-19 12:17:43|| 2002-09-19 12:17:43|| Front Page Top

#4 Saddam is like a cornered animal, beset on all sides by the US as well as unfriendlies in his own country. It may be wise to give him an "out". I'm not sure which country would even consider granting him asylum. Any of his close neighbours would immediately come under the glare of world attention.

But if he does escape, we can render the entire Baathist party impotent (without the head, the snake truly is dead). It would make regime change all the more easier.

Posted by Suman Palit 2002-09-20 11:31:29|| [www.palit.com/tkl.asp] 2002-09-20 11:31:29|| Front Page Top

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