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Wednesday, Mar 19, 2003
Hmm...In retrospect, wasn't it a little peculiar that Bush's Monday-night 48 hour ultimatum speech only demanded the removal of Saddam and his two sons? I mean, wouldn't you have expected a few Special Republican Guard and mukhabarat heads, Tikriti cousins or other senior Ba'ath officials to be on Bush's list?
In the context of psychological warfare operations (aka disinformation) already in progress, it's impossible to tell which of the various defection and desertion rumors flying around may be true. But it's conceivable that resistance by many regular Iraqi Army forces will indeed be minimal. At the very least, some units will likely surrender wholesale sooner than expected. Could there even be a coup in the offing? Just asking... And by the way, what's the US plan for housing all those Iraqi POWs?