There is nothing like that picture of raggedy Saddam in the rathole for diplomatic purposes. ;)
One may call it an object lesson to other terrorist supporting dictators.
Now we have two object lessons. Terrorist supporting dictators have a choice: do they want to end up like Saddam, or do they want to be smart and end up like Kadaffi.
Powell made that point to Syria.
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US urges Syria to follow in Libya’s footsteps
LONDON: US Secretary of State Colin Powell urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday to follow in Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi footsteps and abandon banned weapons programmes to forge better ties with the West.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_17-1-2004_pg4_1 I'm not very optimistic about the prospect of Syria getting smart. Unfortunately.