His ego will force him to fight. He looses before he begins. The only issue anyone is talking about now is how to split up the spoils of war, IE: OIL!
Ever wonder why the French balked at this war? They have had a lucrative deal going with Saddam on oil. They lose the deal if thee is a regime change.
This war is waged over oil by oil tycoons manipulting government action by lobbying Bush and Cheney and the English. The rest of the world really doesn't seem to have a beef with Saddam.
I have heard the above arguement too manty times today on the news. It is plausable, but Im am not sure it's true. Quite frankly, I do not care if France ever gets another drop of oil,and to that extent, ridding Iraq of Saddam is reward enough for supporting the U.S. led coalition t ooust the scoundrel if he so much as blinks at disarmeament.
Look for a nasty fight though. I do think it will not be a slam dunk, and the Arab world may have a few things to say about the U.S. starting a war in their backyard. Any protracted extent beyond removing Saddam, or if this gets a high civilian body count, Islamic brothers will band together to "avenge" any collateral damage.
My $.02