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Iraqi opposition urges US to make war on Baghdad
David Teather in New York
Monday December 17, 2001
The Guardian
An Iraqi opposition leader has lobbied the US government with a war
plan against Saddam Hussein, calling for an air assault and the
deployment of American special forces.
He also wants the participation of Iran, which has reportedly agreed
to accommodate offices of the opposition Iraqi National Congress and
would allow an invasion across its border into southern Iraq.
According to the respected commentator Seymour Hersh, writing in the
Christmas edition of the New Yorker magazine, published today, the
Bush administration has been encouraged by its success in
Afghanistan, and some quarters are pushing for similar action in
Iraq, using the opposition led by Ahmed Chalabi.
"America's success in routing the Taliban has improved Chalabi's standing with some
elements of Washington's defence community," he writes.
One defence analyst said: "They believe they have found the perfect model and it
works. The model is bombing, a modest insertion of special forces plus an uprising."
Iraq has been a clear potential target for the US-led campaign since the terrorist
attacks of September 11 jolted the US out of complacency. Many politicians have argued
that a campaign against terrorism which excluded Sa
ddam Hussein would prove to be an empty war.
Suspicions have been voiced that Iraq has links with Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida
network and may have sponsored the anthrax attacks in the US.
Iraq has denied any link to Bin Laden but tensions with the US have heightened in
recent weeks.
Last week a House of Representatives panel endorsed a resolution dubbing Iraq's
refusal to allow the unrestricted return of UN weapons inspectors a mounting threat to
the US and the world.
President George Bush demanded two weeks ago that Iraq open its doors to the
inspectors, who have been absent for three years, or face the consequences.
"September 11 changed the whole equation," the New Yorker quotes former New York
congressman Stephen Solarz as saying. "Before then, an argument could be made that
deterrence worked."
The national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, recently declined to comment on
whether Iraq would be the next target for the US campaign on terrorism.
Iraq, she said, had been "a problem before September 11 and continues to be a problem
since September 11", as President Saddam had made it clear that he was seeking weapons
of mass destruction. But she added: "Iraqi invol
vement is not the key issue here."
The New Yorker claims that Pentagon officials are at odds with the state department
over what step to take next.
Russian president Vladimir Putin has said that he expects the US to consult Moscow
before taking the "war on terrorism" beyond Afghanistan.
He told the Financial Times that the top priority should be blocking the financing of
terrorism and he specifically warned against military action in Iraq. Asked if he
expected Washington to consult him before embarking o
n any further military actions, Putin said: "Yes, we expect this."
Many within the Bush administration are reported to be sceptical of
Mr Chalabi and his supporters. One senior official said the
administration has no intention of allowing "a bunch of half-assed
people to send foreigners into combat."
He added: "Who among them has ever smelled cordite? These are
pissants [nonentities] who can't get the president's ear and have to
blame someone else. We're not going to let them lead others down the
garden path."
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