[Steve_Seattle]

"At risk of coming across too optimistic, i think the attacks on our troops could drop alot soon."

I hope you're right, but I thought the same thing a couple of months ago. At one point, there was a stretch of 8 days without an American combat casualty. Then things deteriorated . . . I think we really need to catch Saddam himself to turn this around dramatically.

[No Blue States]

Thanks for the wise words to avoid knee jerk optimism,I have learned that hard lesson before too.

Ive come to accept the potential that Saddam may never be found, dead or alive.

If however we capture or kill most of his followers and supporters... Weve already taken down his army, statues, taken his face off his money, and made friends with the people he abused then its basically over for him and the tiny remnant of his murdering crew. And the Iraqis appear themselves seem to be cooperating more.

Maybe they will nab Saddam. They sound really close.

If so, Nothing would compare to the Beauty of Tom Dachles Saddness when he heard the news.

[MEG33]

Parachuted out of a helo is the tip off!