[Atlantic Friend]

But when you've lost everything, why should you care about that ? Do you think Hitler would have hesitated to use the Bomb over Germany itself, if he had built it in 1945 ? Deterrence works when the other side still has something to lose. An enemy with nothing to lose won't be coyed into submission by such threats.

[Coop]

But when you've lost everything, why should you care about that ?

We've got to presume Hussein felt he was going to survive. He did often brag about his survival ability. And this presumption is somewhat backed up by the fact that he was still in Iraq. I really started to suspect he had fleed the country.