Okay, sure, except for killing his two sons, too, and then his immediate chain of command. Oh, yeah, then there's the standing orders he's supposed to have given to his commanders, to be followed whether or not he's killed.
The point is, there's a command structure which goes deeper than just Saddam. It's small, sure--it's a dictatorship--but it's large enough to make it impossible to take out everyone at once. The minute Saddam's gone, his son will take over--and from all accounts, he's worse than his father is.
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[ February 26, 2003, 01:37: Message edited by: Krsqk ]
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