"I don't think Hussein would survive long," said one former CIA official with extensive experience in the region. "But that's the problem: We don't know what the breaking point is for his supporters. Does a solid month of B-52 strikes do it, or do we need people on the ground?"
Are they willing to die for Saddam? You need good human intel.
3 posted on 08/08/2002 6:37:29 AM PDT by demlosers
No one is willing to die for Saddam, but if we're going to do this, we should do it now. Waiting endlessly for him to deploy to the cities to maximize civillian casualties is idiotic.
If we do it now, overwhelming numbers of Iraqi troops will simply lay down their arms happily. (they've been conscripted under pain of death for them and their families)