Here's an idea. Launch a massive leaflet/radio/tv campaign in and around Baghdad, telling all residents to leave the city in the next five days or suffer the consequences of a nuclear strike.
Whether or not the nuclear strike should go ahead would be up to anyone's guess, though Saddam would probably try to call the US' bluff.
To me, this strategy sounds like it would be right up Rumsfield's alley. Easy and cost effective. What are your thoughts on it's feasability and possible international political fallout? And what are your thoughts on the likelyhood of this situation occuring?
Every day the current military plan shows a lack of results a more dramatic solution becomes more likely. The only other visible way forward at the moment is to suffer an incredibly bloody street battle in Baghdad. Why kills the civilians you are supposedly setting out to save?
Whether or not the nuclear strike should go ahead would be up to anyone's guess, though Saddam would probably try to call the US' bluff.
To me, this strategy sounds like it would be right up Rumsfield's alley. Easy and cost effective. What are your thoughts on it's feasability and possible international political fallout? And what are your thoughts on the likelyhood of this situation occuring?
Every day the current military plan shows a lack of results a more dramatic solution becomes more likely. The only other visible way forward at the moment is to suffer an incredibly bloody street battle in Baghdad. Why kills the civilians you are supposedly setting out to save?