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To: Win Smith who wrote (69576)	1/29/2003 5:56:46 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 281500

Ahhh, Win. Just when you thought it was safe to quit thinking about the "Hashemite Restoration," it rears is head again! King Abdullah of Iraq? The Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz has some interesting speculation on postwar Iraq: According to the estimates of sources in Davos involved in preparations for the war in Iraq, the realistic scenario is that commanders of Iraqi forces will surrender shortly after the U.S.-led attack begins and will come to American military headquarters waving white flags. The American government will select from among those commanders the leaders of the interim Iraqi government that will rule the country until a more permanent arrangement is found, the sources added. After an interim period of 2-3 years, they said, if the temporary regime in Iraq asks from the Jordanian monarchy to extend its auspices over Iraq, King Abdallah would likely consider the request favorably. But Jordanian officials examining U.S. overtures on the matter made clear that Abdallah would need to carefully consider the repercussions such a move would have on Jordan's stability. Jordan's Hashemite dynasty also ruled Iraq until King Faisal II was murdered in a 1958 coup. One advantage of a Jordan-ruled Iraq is that it would be officially at peace with Israel lindybill@marketingplan.com