On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 16:42:08 +0000, Steven P. McNicoll wrote:


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Actually, the reason is quite simple. Just like in the US: domestic
politics.

Saddam owned his political survival on his ability to play games and make
the US look stupid. Hence this game.

(BTW, seems to me this was quite obvious all along. But eh, Rummy didn't
want to open his eyes apparently. Wishful thinking? Or maybe that's the
very reason he went to war?)


If Saddam had complied with the cease fire agreement he'd still be in power
today. It appears destroying the WMD while maintaining the illusion that
they had not been destroyed, if that's what was done, was not very smart.

Gave him ten good years. He would not have lasted one year otherwise.

Anyway, that's still talking about excuses and rhetorics, not the true
reason.

Except if we agree that the true reason for the war was that he
did make the US look stupid, that is.