[Vision2020] What is it good for?

[Dale Courtney]

Carl wrote: 
> And then you can have a war that enrages the Arab world, to 
> the point where 
> people in Iraq's neighboring countries, who have despised 
> Saddam Hussein, 
> now view him as a folk hero for standing up to what they 
> perceive as an 
> incredibly arrogant American administration.  

Perhaps. But today, the Shi'ite leader in Najaf urged his people *not* to
hinder US troops in their operations there. This was *after* Hussein's call
for jihad and terrorists to assist in routing the Americans. 

It will be interesting to see how this shakes out. Hussein has been
suppressing ethnic and religious hatred in his country for years (Shi'ites,
Kurds, etc). His totalitarianism and brutality have kept the pressure cooker
lid on. It will be interesting to see what happens when the lid comes off. I
don't think *anything* can keep this together without creating a Kurdish
nation in the north and Shi'ite nation in the South. 

Best,
Dale