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2006 US Election hypotheticals [with POLL]
Nov 5th: Saddam is to be sentenced
Nov 7th: US elections completed
Saddam's sentence is likely to be either a death sentence, or life imprisonment. The results could also be delayed beyond November 5th.
Potential reactions in Baghdad to sentencing:
- complete peace
- dramatically decreased attacks / violence
- slightly decreased attacks / violence
- slightly increased attacks / violence
- dramatically increased attacks / violence
- full-blown civil war
Given these possible outcomes, many experts have stated that this would be political suicide for the Republican party - since it would likely lead to more violence and attacks with much higher casualties; the situation would dominate the news on the day before the election - and influence many to vote against further support for the war in Iraq.
Nov 7th: US elections completed
Saddam's sentence is likely to be either a death sentence, or life imprisonment. The results could also be delayed beyond November 5th.
Potential reactions in Baghdad to sentencing:
- complete peace
- dramatically decreased attacks / violence
- slightly decreased attacks / violence
- slightly increased attacks / violence
- dramatically increased attacks / violence
- full-blown civil war
Given these possible outcomes, many experts have stated that this would be political suicide for the Republican party - since it would likely lead to more violence and attacks with much higher casualties; the situation would dominate the news on the day before the election - and influence many to vote against further support for the war in Iraq.
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