[Blunderov]
Talking of probable; FWIW, this is what I think is really going on. The
US is gravely concerned, whether justifiably or not, that Hussein might
use nukes against not the US, but against Israel. (This, BTW might fit
your postulated "Salladin complex" idea more closely.)
Everyone knows what would happen next. Therefore the question arises as
to how to prevent this possibility.
Meanwhile back at the cabanas, it might not be unproblematic to persuade
an American electorate that they need to pay for and prosecute a war on
Israel's behalf. Many other groupings, not least the UN, might have
reservations too. Therefore, if there is to be a war to prevent the
above mentioned scenario, it would be helpful if America, and as much as
the rest of the world as possible, perceived that war as being in
America's own direct and immediate interests, without any Israeli flies
to interfere with the unction.
And this is the source of all the nonsense. The sleight of hand which is
used to achieve this misdirection is: "If Osama could do this, then so
could Saddam".
Not everyone is fooled by this.
Warm regards
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