Why go to war, if you can assassinate Saddam?

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Darth Gojira wrote:Why not launch a coup? That has a chance of succeeding.
:roll: A coup is when a leader is overthrown by his own people. Its been tried several times. All failed. The US has the same objective as an internal coup, get rid of Saddam. But a large ground invasion is the only way it can be done.
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Comical thread highjack.
Breaking news Saddam Hussein has been found in his underground bunker he was hiding in a closet,he was found holding a teddy bear and screaming"I want my mommy" :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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We've tried before, through normal assassination attempts and egging on coups. We had thought that his own men would assassinate him after the first Gulf War, because he had humiliated them so, but it didn't happen...Also, he hasn't been seen in public for two years.
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Post by Nathan F »

wow, ya'll just layed the smackdown on that n00b...

Anyhoo, wait, everything I was about to say has already been said.

Thanks for the time saver, ladies and gentlemen.
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Saddam has nearly been assassinated on many occassions, only problem is he has a character shield on par with Hitler.
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Because this isn't about killing Saddam, it's about securing the country and getting a good deal with the oil..
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it can be about all three.
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Yes but the Saddam reason is the PR reason. You can't go around assassinating your PR people :D
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