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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: tejek who wrote (171579)7/3/2003 7:20:18 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) of 1583148
 
You seem to ignore the fact that Saddam might have imploded under his own weight, or the Iraqis may have revolted successfully.

Its possible but not likely. Saddam had been in power for about 30 years and before the US military moved in his power showed no signs of slipping. He had the requisite ruthlessness and the ability to exploit ethnic and regional differences to keep himself on top. If he became soft or careless then he would probably have been gone but while Saddam is many things soft and careless aren't two of them.

And if he did get bumped off by some coup or revolution in 10 years, 10 more years of Saddam + sanctions would have caused a lot more suffering and death then the war did. Or do you think it likely that Saddam would have lost power, without any foreign military attack against him, within a year or two?

Tim
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