The unfinished business of the Gulf War is once again on the table. Last
December's dramatic bombing raids ended the U.N. weapons inspection
program, which had been stripped of its effectiveness by Saddam Hussein's
periodic bouts of defiance. This year, the U.S. and its allies have bombed
Iraqi military targets on an almost daily basis, while holding in place the
crippling sanctions that have kept Saddam Hussein "boxed in." The plan: To
weaken and isolate the dictator so as to allow his domestic enemies to
overthrow him. It's a high-risk strategy in which success would forever
remove the Butcher of Baghdad from the world stage, but failure may see
Saddam bounce back stronger than ever.
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