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Post #238,702
by warmachine
12/20/05 7:16:12 PM
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New Even after Saddam died of old age?
Matthew Greet


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Post #238,704
by ben_tilly
12/20/05 7:19:05 PM
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New Possibly not but...
I think that there was a fairly clear line of succession to his sons. They might well have held it together.

If they didn't, someone else in the army would have likely come to power.

As long as they had the ongoing confrontation with the USA to unify the country, I don't think they would have fallen apart until the infrastructure crumbled from neglect. Maybe not even then.

Cheers,
Ben
I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
     Shiites look to control new Iraqi government - (JayMehaffey) - (26) - Dec. 20, 2005, 11:25:16 AM EST
         Opps -NT - (Simon_Jester) - (1) - Dec. 20, 2005, 03:21:26 PM EST
             Teh spellung errar! -NT - (inthane-chan) - Dec. 20, 2005, 04:28:58 PM EST
         What if the US didn't invade? - (warmachine) - (23) - Dec. 20, 2005, 04:35:04 PM EST
             Probably was inevitable. - (inthane-chan) - (19) - Dec. 20, 2005, 05:59:03 PM EST
                 So, the US solved no problem, gets blamed for all others. -NT - (warmachine) - (17) - Dec. 20, 2005, 06:18:26 PM EST
                     one more small step to solve the Saudi Arabian problem -NT - (boxley) - (16) - Dec. 20, 2005, 06:35:14 PM EST
                         How? Getting rid of the evil fanatic Wahabbite tyrants... - (CRConrad) - (15) - Dec. 21, 2005, 07:35:08 PM EST
                             yep, absolutely - (boxley) - (14) - Dec. 21, 2005, 07:43:25 PM EST
                                 But first, they will turn off the oil to the US. - (a6l6e6x) - (10) - Dec. 21, 2005, 10:26:34 PM EST
                                     Then I get my greenhouse - a $500 HumVee. Silver lining :-) -NT - (Ashton) - (2) - Dec. 22, 2005, 02:31:22 AM EST
                                         You sure you're not talking about a 50$ hummer? -NT - (jake123) - (1) - Dec. 22, 2005, 02:54:45 AM EST
                                             50$ hummer is something else entirly -NT - (JayMehaffey) - Dec. 22, 2005, 11:13:16 AM EST
                                     got a lot of oil in Alaska we arnt using -NT - (boxley) - (6) - Dec. 22, 2005, 10:23:33 AM EST
                                         Cool... have it ready by Wednesday, ok? - (hnick) - Dec. 22, 2005, 10:28:43 AM EST
                                         Big whoop. 1 year's supply. - (ben_tilly) - (3) - Dec. 22, 2005, 12:29:54 PM EST
                                             Some more numbers. - (Another Scott) - (2) - Dec. 22, 2005, 01:16:36 PM EST
                                                 Something you gotta realise - (jake123) - (1) - Dec. 22, 2005, 01:39:47 PM EST
                                                     we know why you want to leave anwr alone - (boxley) - Dec. 22, 2005, 05:21:32 PM EST
                                         's not that much -NT - (tuberculosis) - Dec. 22, 2005, 12:51:35 PM EST
                                 Kewl! - (jb4) - (2) - Dec. 22, 2005, 01:33:59 PM EST
                                     like I always said, how many shiites were on the 911 planes? -NT - (boxley) - (1) - Dec. 22, 2005, 05:22:52 PM EST
                                         How many Afghanis and Iraqis were? - (mmoffitt) - Dec. 23, 2005, 03:14:12 PM EST
                 Hard to say - (JayMehaffey) - Dec. 21, 2005, 10:29:26 AM EST
             The existing regime would have stayed in power - (ben_tilly) - (2) - Dec. 20, 2005, 07:10:28 PM EST
                 Even after Saddam died of old age? -NT - (warmachine) - (1) - Dec. 20, 2005, 07:16:12 PM EST
                     Possibly not but... - (ben_tilly) - Dec. 20, 2005, 07:19:05 PM EST

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