[New Horizon]

Unless this is a deliberate "leak", why would we see this "secret plan" on the front page of Yahoo?

[tdadams]

I'm confused. Bush's White House has been famous for being leak proof, so I doubt this is a leak. But if it's not a leak, what possible strategic advantage could there be in letting the world know we're planning to oust Saddam Hussein? I don't think Bush is the kind to bluff, either.

Maybe I'm missing something.

[areafiftyone]

Who was the moron who leaked this? This sucks - why don't we just send Saddam a post card saying:

Dear Saddam:

Buh bye!!!

Love George.

Hopefully Rummy will come out and say this is a false rumor. Sometime the press are idiots!

[a_witness]

he president was reportedly enthusiastic, and although it could not be determined whether he gave final approval for the plan, the CIA has begun assigning officers to the task, the newspaper reported. Vice President Dick Cheney is also expected to tell Middle East leaders about U.S. intentions to get rid of Saddam during a tour of 11 Middle Eastern nations next month, the Inquirer said. ``He's not going to beg for support,'' a senior official was quoted as saying. ``He's going to inform them that the president's decision has been made and will be carried out, and if they want some input into how and when it's carried out, now's the time for them to speak up.''

You have to love this team.

[areafiftyone]

Looked over the NY Post and found the report there too: TOPPLING SADDAM ON BUSH PRIORITY LIST

[RichardW]

The reason to get rid of Saddam is quite simple. Once we show the Muslim fanatics that we now have a zero tolerance level for their craziness the sooner they will start to see the big picture. They might even start rounding up and executing those terrorists themselves. Iraq should be fairly simple to take out. But Iran would be more difficult but they know full well we have it within our power to remove that regime as well. The word will get out that, if it hasn't already gotten out, that we are finally serious about terrorism.