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...indeed been taken seriously but was kept secret lest it cause panic. This week I returned to diplomacy to report on America's sudden decision to re-engage in the Middle East, its expanded efforts against al-Qaeda around the world and the slow-moving U.S. push to oust Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq...
...Iraq's retaining chemical or biological weapons as a defense of last resort highlights one of a number of tough calculations facing the Bush administration as it seeks to come up with a plan to oust Saddam and replace him with a stable and friendly regime. The President has reportedly asked his advisors to come up with a war plan by mid-April, although everything from assembling a massive invasion force to securing the consent of the vital allies suggests that D-Day might not come before next winter...
Or—soon enough—“Ask Saddam.” When the bully from Baghdad refuses to allow U.N. weapons inspectors back in Iraq, U.S. air power will pulverize his military infrastructure (including its weapons production facilities), allowing the Iraqi National Congress to oust him. France will fret; Arab states will feign disapproval to appease radical factions of their citizenry. But the coalition will survive. (Funny how the coalition survived in spite of civilian casualties in Afghanistan, in spite of bombing during Ramadan, in spite of everything else the neurotic nail-biters said would crumble...
...ground war - the Pentagon remains skeptical of the strategic and tactical significance of the various opposition groups arrayed against Saddam's regime, and none of the European and Arab allies who fought alongside the U.S. during the Gulf War have shown any enthusiasm for a new military effort to oust the strongman. That would leave the U.S forced to commit a half million of its own troops to a decisive assault. It's not that the Arabs and Europeans don't want to see Saddam destroyed; it's simply that they can't see any urgent need to confront...
...HAITI Whose Plot Foiled? Police blamed veterans for a failed bid to oust President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. A former colonel and an ex-soldier were arrested, while two dozen other suspects were still at large. But the opposition claimed the coup attempt was a government setup designed to discredit Aristide's opponents...