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The impact of Saddam's sons deaths.
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What impact do you believe their deaths will have on the war in Iraq?
The political doings of Blair and Bush?
World economies? (NY stock market is way up.)
The political doings of Blair and Bush?
World economies? (NY stock market is way up.)
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WHY DID THEY BOMB THEM! SURELY IT WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE TO TAKE THEM ALIVE AND QUESTION THEM!:rolleyes:
I suppose Saddam's only round the corner now. Wonder when/if they will find him....
Not that their deaths would have much of an influence in the conflict. The ongoing attacks against US soldiers are likely to be by Iraqis outraged at the American war of occupation and continuing presence in their country, not by the Hussein family. It would seem that rather than a few Saddam loyalists the US might be fighting a proper Iraqi Resistance trying to expel the invader.
Hold on.. but that's not supposed to happen! We're the good guys, there to liberate them and give them peace and democracy, right? They couldn’t possibly do such a thing! :rolleyes:
First off PNJ it hasn't been confirmed they are dead. Don't count your chickens before they're hatched. There have been two false reports of them being killed before.
However, it does appear that it is likely that they are now dead. So what is the impact? For Blair I think it changes nothing, the issue in Britain was always about the threat to Britain of Iraqi WMDs not about removing a tyrant - despite the fact Blair now seems to have decided that the lack of WMDs doesn't matter. Bush however I think will benefit, not hugely, but there will be a benefit from catching some baddies.
As for economic benefits, I think there will be little economic benefit, this doesn't change the situation of American troops being killed by guerilla warfare so maybe one or two days of stock market increases but little else.
That sounds good. Anything to get on with democracy in that country.
"We are certain that Odai and Qusai were killed today," said Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez at a news conference in Baghdad.
"They died in a fierce gunbattle," Sanchez added.
He told reporters that soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division were working on a tip from an Iraqi informant that the sons were present in the house.
When troops approached the building, gunmen inside opened fire with small arms. The "suspects barricaded themselves in the house" and "resisted fiercely," he said.
Sanchez promised a detailed briefing on the operation Wednesday.
"The bodies were in such a condition where you could identify them," he said. The identities of the other two dead were not known, he said.
I don't think it will make much difference because it's not Saddam is it?
On another note, I thought exemplary Christians like Bush and Blair were supposed to be a bit more magnanimous and forgiving about their dead foes... whatever happened to all that drivel about "May God have mercy on their souls"? They're all having a wild celebration instead (not that I'm losing any sleep about the deaths of those two bastards mind).
No doubt when Margaret Thatcher dies and most of the country erupts in jubilation with champagne corks flying everywhere Blair will complain about the tactlessness and unpleasantness of those who celebrate the death of another human being.