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What's more, as U.S. authorities know by now, the same Iraqis who celebrate the demise of Saddam and his sons today may turn against the Americans tomorrow if the U.S. is not seen to be improving services, putting people to work and turning the country back to Iraqis to govern. "The central focus is how to get Iraq back on track," says a Pentagon official close to the search for the ex-dictator. "Saddam Hussein is important. But he's not that important." And the challenges facing the U.S. in Iraq won't die when he does. --Reported...
...various U.S. military units stationed in Iraq would be thrilled to be part of the hunt for Saddam. And they could be at any time, should intelligence point to his presence in areas they patrol. The two outfits that have most aggressively pursued Saddam in recent weeks are the 4th Infantry Division's RAIDER BRIGADE, which controls Tikrit and the surrounding towns, and the 101st Airborne Division's STRIKE BRIGADE, in charge of Mosul and environs. However, the vanguard unit seeking Saddam is the elite TASK FORCE 20, whose exclusive job is to hunt for Iraq's most wanted. TF20...
...months now, U.S. officials have banked on the capture of Saddam Hussein to quell the attacks against American soldiers. But as Mohammed's story illustrates, resistance to the U.S. occupation of Iraq goes beyond loyal remnants of the old regime. The non-Baathist components of the opposition include nationalists, tribalists and ordinary citizens offended by the armed presence of foreigners and especially by the occupiers' perceived power abuses. Other resisters include non-Iraqi Arabs, possibly jihadis who have traveled to Iraq to take on the U.S., as well as fundamentalist Shi'ites...
While taking Saddam down may demoralize his followers, it would not necessarily dull the anger of these other parties. In fact, many Iraqis believe it would provoke them to stronger action. "Saddam's being caught or killed isn't good for the Americans," says Marouf Sami Noori, brother-in-law of fugitive Taha Yassin Ramadan, Saddam's Vice President. "There are many people who would like to fight against the Americans, but if they fight now, they'll be considered Saddam's people. So the resistance will be stronger if Saddam is captured or killed...
...instinct that interpret every U.S. search or arrest as an insult. That feeling is perhaps strongest in Fallujah and Ramadi, cities west of Baghdad where some of the most deadly attacks on American troops have come. These cities fall within the so-called Sunni triangle, where U.S. officials believe Saddam and most of his followers are hiding. But locals deny that the attacks have any connection with Saddam...