I think the scenario Jeri suggests is the most likely. Saddam could go into exile at the eleventh hour to save his own hide, and the fact be made public rather quickly. But that also will leave a political vacuum in Iraq that the US and British forces will occupy the country to fill. I still prefer that scenario to all out war on Iraq, despite the fact that I hate the thought of the US and Britain dictating the terms to the people of Iraq, and of our tax dollars paying for the Cadillac version of Bush's world domination plan.

One sadder scenario though, is what will happen to the country and the people of Iraq, if Saddam silently slips out the back door, and the US and British military turn the country upside down looking for him.