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To: Sajjad who wrote (88033)	3/30/2003 4:47:50 PM
From: paul_philp	Read Replies (1) of 281500

Given the above scenario, will there be such a point, other then the out-right assasination of Saddam and his cronies(best outcome), where we the people of civilized world, given the limitations of our democracies,could be driven into asking whether the Liberation of Iraq will be worth the cost to the people of Iraq. Don't you think that this question is being actively debated now? Don't the tactics of the US military show that public debate is impacting the conduct of the war? I think that the answer is yes, there are limits to how much damage to the Iraqi population the political system in the US can tolerate. However, the very worst case scenario would be a long term siege of Badhdad with the rest of Iraq under coalition control. The coalition would have some limited means to minimize the civilian cost of such a seige. There is no scenario where America would withdraw leaving Saddam in power. I think the calculation changes everytime Iraq executes POW's on film, shoots missiles at their own people, use Iraq citizen's as shields. If Iraq were to use chemical weapons against American soldiers, all bets would be off.

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