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Monday, November 11, 2002
War?It sounds like Iraq will reject the UN resolution, and the Hindustan Times predicts all-out war as early as December 8. Debkafile, in the meantime, reports on a battle for control of the Tigris and Euphrates in southern Iraq, and on an American leaflet bombardment over some of Saddam's military bases. The second piece mentions American & British soldiers fighting next to Iranian Special Forces. Remember, the Debkafile people are the same ace reporters who brought us those (apparently fictional) "waves of fighter planes buzzing Baghdad" in August, along with real news of combat in Iraq; so read it with skepticism. But I think peace has almost no chance. Saddam is cornered, and I imagine he's now looking forward to his own Götterdämmerung. His days are numbered; but it will be a vicious war.
posted by Michael Scott Moore |
8:59 PM
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