Saddam Survivied Latest Bombing According to British Intelligence

[conjur]

Originally posted by: HappyGamer2
yep, conjur is right, Bush is the great pres in history, you just wait and see what he does next

And now that we've heard from the peanut gallery, I'm going to bed.

G'night, chirping bird.

 

[HappyGamer2]

good night, it sure was fun tonight

 

[jaeger66]

Originally posted by: AndrewR


And in the meantime, more and more soldiers on both sides and in particular more civilians will die as a result. So, in lieu of sparing a handful of civilians from this attack on a residential neighborhood which could end Iraqi resistance almost immediately, you would have the US military systematically take over every section of the city in house to house fighting which would undoubtedly result in hundreds if not thousands of additional civilian deaths?

Really? The Pentagon says we move at will and the city is deserted. This war will be won by ground troops, and if Rumsfeld's claim of an irrelevant regime is to be believed than why the need for these tactics?

Of course, it's difficult to expect a logical argument from someone who supports the unconstitutional block on Miguel Estrada's judicial nomination.

Unconstitutional? Do you even know what a filibuster is? It wasn't too unconstitutional for the Republicans to block Abe Fortas.

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: jaeger66

Originally posted by: conjur


Well, guess what. Bush isn't playing his game and is taking many risks in this action. But the payoff, for the long-term good of Iraq, is immense.

But why the risks now? Is Saddam a real danger to anyone at this point? His army has apparently vanished and our troops roam the streets. I think if he was going to unleash a chemical attack it would have been done by now. Only the doomsday scenario where he takes the whole city with him would seem to justify such measures, but how many believe that will happen? Maybe the Iraqis will be better off, but you'll never convince them of that with these tactics.

First of all, the "doomsday scenario" is consistent with what Saddam has done in the PAST.

IF this is the case - Saddam the "rat" is playing Bush the "cat". Saddam may have used the phone to call in the strike on HIS enemies that were planning to surrender.

Or perhaps he just needed to show more Iraqi casualties to raise more Arab ire.

Anyway, Saddam would NOT use ANY WMD until the American troops are fully inside Baghdad and his death is "iminent" in his mind. This is "consistent" with what is currently happening and part of his overall "strategy".