victory

Seth Ackerman sethia at speakeasy.net
Mon Mar 17 18:52:39 PST 2003


An important part that's been overlooked in Bush's speech was when he told Iraqis that the US will spare Iraqi military units that turn against Saddam *and* allow coalition forces into the country. ("To disarm Saddam," of course.)

In other words, the US won't accept just Saddam departure; they demand the acceptance of occupation forces. Which brings to mind a possible nightmare scenario for the administration. What happens if at some point in the war Saddam is killed by some generals, who then proclaim themselves the next leaders of Iraq and warn the Americans not to enter? Will we invade an already-liberated Iraq?

Seth



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