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>While I think those things - plus the obvious, SECURITY for all Iraqis - should be in place before the U.S. leaves, my thinking is changing. Not sure to what yet.

Instead of hanging Saddam, they should hv chopped him in three peaces,
add some sugar, water,flower and yeast, make it a dough and then bake 3 perfectly acceptable middleeaster rulers for each part of Iraq that is gonna become new country.

'Strict but Just' rule, goods deliveries guaranteed, they could even share on Nobel peace prize. <vbg>