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To: Neocon who wrote (84347)	7/28/2000 9:40:07 AM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Assassination works well in the movies, but is less reliable in real life. It requires reliable intelligence on the movements of the target, and access, both of which are not always easy to manage, especially if our intelligence apparatus in the country in question is limited in scope. It has to be completely deniable; the political risk in getting caught is too high. This is not always possible to manage. And even if you pull it off, there is no assurance that the succeeding government will be any better. A power vacuum is usually filled by the army, simply because they have more guns than anybody else. Armies seldom provide effective political leadership. An extended power vacuum could easily be filled by someone as bad as Saddam or worse. I'm not sure that a crippled Saddam is worse than, say, a Taleban clone, or a Khaddafi wannabe.