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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (19457)	8/18/2002 4:49:36 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 21057

I saw some news recently that the Kurds in northern Iraq have offered to host our troops. I don't know how viable their facilities may be or whether this is new news.

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (19457)	8/19/2002 5:37:50 AM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21057

So maybe we should decide whether we're going to do the job or not. And if not, don't get into it. If so, do what has to be done. It's a thorny situation. The political will for leveling cities just isn't there: we have to see ourselves as the good guys, and that perception doesn't square up well with the thought of leveling cities. The political will for house to house warfare is a pretty shaky prospect as well. The alternative would seem to be camping out on the periphery of the cities and sending commando raids in trying to get Saddam, hoping that if he is killed or captured resistance would crumble. That would of course mean losing the initiative, and the process of finding Saddam could take a while. None of the alternatives are very good ones. Of course it is possible that the Iraqis might surrender en masse. Certainly that is the desired outcome. I don't think it would make much sense, though, to plan based on the assumption that this will happen.