Oh,Oh, Dems wrong again...Maybe I should get my fades from the DNC

Monday, Dec. 15, 2003 9:35 a.m. EST
Saddam's Briefcase Yielding 'Intelligence Windfall'

Less than 48 hours after he was taken into custody, U.S. military officials say that Saddam Hussein's capture has already produced an "intelligence windfall" of new information on Iraq's insurgent movement.

Speaking to reporters Monday morning, Brig. Gen. Mark Hurtling said, "Intelligence stemming from Saddam's arrest has led soldiers to capture several other top regime figures and uncover rebel cells in Baghdad."

The new information came from a briefcase of documents that the deposed Iraqi dictator was reportedly carrying when he was caught, according to MSNBC.

Hurtling told reporters that, based on the find, U.S. officials now believe Saddam was indeed playing a role in leading the anti-American insurgency.

The new information contradicts accounts from former Clinton administration officials who said on Sunday that the Iraqi dictator was likely too isolated to direct continuing attacks on U.S. GIs.

The documents in Saddam's briefcase are said to have provided U.S. military officials on the ground with "a clearer picture of the insurgent command and control network in Baghdad and confirmed the existence of suspected rebel cells."

Pat

Bush himself said Saddam is no more a threat after he campaigned on the Air Craft carrier months ago

I haven't read that certain Dems might have believed that Saddam couldn't play a role from underground, but that certainly sounds like a very naive statement to make.

Slowing the violence of the Saddam loyalists will be very difficult task made much more difficult by his capture. He may not be available to direct them, but now they have an even greater reason to fight. Hopefully they've recovered enough information to circumvent any immediate plans by the movement, however, getting coalition troops out of there has to be made a top priority. This situation may very well get worse before it gets better.