Guest:

The one thing that ensures success is to overpower the opposition. Should we send a small force to make it fair to Saddam? The more forces we have the better we can minimize civilian casualties.

Part of the plan is the slim chance that he will run away to Libya, Egypt or Saudi Arabia. If he does that he will still torch the oil fields demolition the dams bridges power plants water facilities and possibly let loose his bio and chemical WMDs upon his departure. No one is certain that he has any nuclear WMDs but there is a tiny possibility that he does.

The alliance has no WMDs handy. Only defenses against the WMDs that Saddam says he does not have. Note that Saddam has ordered a million doses of atropine which is an antidote for nerve agents.

Old guy