I smell a trap. I smell Scorched Earth.
I "see" dead people.
God keep them safe.
I smell a trap. I smell Scorched Earth.
I don't see that with Iraq.
I'd watch my back with Korea, though. They're on their last breath anyway, and Western cultire is leeking quickly into their nation.
Either we pay them off so they stop threatening us, or they starve. The leader will not want to lose face in front of his people. Especially to the Western culture the Socialist hate so much.
Remember those old Western movies when the good guys (cavalry, cowboys, etc.) move into a town with little or no resistance? Most of them are whooping it up and high fiving on a victory but there's always one guy (we hope it's the one in charge) who says something like "It's quiet in here...TOO quiet!" Right before all hell breaks loose. I call it the "Rock Ridge" scenario ala Blazing Saddles.
That's the same feeling I'm getting here, except w/o the comedy relief. Hussein or his senior command may be drawing folks in toward Baghdad and intending to go out in a blaze of CBW glory.
I really hope I'm wrong, but as Quasimodo said, it's just a hunch I've got...