say we capture hussein
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Even if we were to find him walking somewhere we'd still throw a gun at him and tell himtoo run so we could finish him. He won't be alive for long in Iraq so I guess he might try too cross the border somewhere and act as a refugee.
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The smartest thing Saddam could do would be to have trusted intermediaries contact a major European news bureau such as AFP and arrange for full live coverage of his surrender to US forces.
That eliminates the chances of him being killed while 'resisting arrest'.
He still could get shot while 'trying to escape', but I don't think anyone would buy that story.
That eliminates the chances of him being killed while 'resisting arrest'.
He still could get shot while 'trying to escape', but I don't think anyone would buy that story.
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Darth Wong wrote:I suspect that once the Americans figure out where he is, they'll knock on the door and open up with heavy weapons at the first sign of resistance, thus virtually ensuring that he won't make it out alive. Didn't they say Saddam's boys were killed by shrapnel from missiles fired into the house?
Remeber the attempted "decapitation" strikes? First word of Saddam and they'll chuck some cruise missles at him.
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But not possibul, they only used TOWs after two attempts to storm the room failed with losses, and even after the bombardment one person was still alive and shooting and killed during the third assault.Vympel wrote: They fired 10 TOW missiles into the place. 200 versus 4 or something. It wasn't exactly a self-defense situation- taking them alive would've been preferable.
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