And he won't bite because he already has his escape planned anyway. He's not gonna be there when Bagdad falls and neither are his sons and family members. I think he will go into hiding with the protection of BinLaden. That way he will still be able to be a player, even if only behind the scenes. Besides why wouldn't the French want to give Sadamm several months to go into exile? They think he's contained anyway and not an immediate danger. Their attitude is, Saddam is intolerable, but let's tolerate him.