Did the Iraqi Government fear that the US would use Saddam as a bargaining chip?
By tarachand
@tarachand (3895)
India
December 31, 2006 10:09pm CST
or use him as a sword over their head and maybe even bring him back to power, if they were not happy with the current government? There are many reasons flitting around, has anyone thought of this? With his hastend hanging, hasn't the US lost a valuable bargaining chip?
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@Lydia1901 (16354)
• United States
5 Jan 07
I don't know about using Saddam to bargain, I don't think that was Bush's motive. If it is, I don't think it's going to work.
@tarachand (3895)
• India
6 Jan 07
What I am trying to imply is that the US has lost a useful bargaining chip, a sort of a sword that it could hang over Iraq if it did not behave. Quite often deposd heads of state come back to power in this manner, and the conquerers keep in check errant governments in this manner.
