[ko_kyi]

I am rereading my copy of Cornelius Ryan's "The Last Battle" about the fall of Berlin. Talk about history repeating itself.

[linear]

Indeed. Generals ordering tank divisions that no longer exist to points 80 miles on the wrong side of the front. The dynamics of a dying organization.

[WorkingClassFilth]

One difference...Hitler didn't have the possible use of nuclear weaponry. His swan song was to flood the subways to kill German civilians he felt weren't worthy of him and to kill himself. The SS faithfully roamed the theater killing any 'disloyal' Germans. Saddam faces a similar end, but he may possess the ablity to take his enemies with him and become a martyr.

This is a concern I see scant attention being paid to.