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It seems to me that the finesse move here is to orchastrate a "mis-understanding" between the Hussein boys in such a way that more or less evenly divides the military, and sparks an internal conflict. Meanwhile, back at the ranch...The US can covertly prepare to raid the civil war at an opportune time. Then a large part of the iraqi military may be spent against itself and the US hands are clean. I hope they have the ability to do this.

Besides, it would be really fun to watch. The only problem would be similar to a bowl game between FSU and Nebraska: How do you root for them BOTH getting trounced?

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How do you root for them BOTH getting trounced?

I just have to imagine that I'm watching a Utah Jazz vs. LA Lakers game. I hate them both. I love to watch them argue. I love to see Shaq get beat by Malone. (speaking of which, I liked watching Barkley beat the crap out of Shaq) I love to see Malone get beat by Kobe. I love to see the Jazz get beat. I love to see the Lakers get beat. I think it all depends on perspective. It's almost like a win-win situation for me.