i was in London a couple months ago and i was watching a show with some ex-SAS officers talking about the attempts to assassinate Saddam Hussein in the past. There was one attemp where a team from Mossad were planning to attack his car. They knew he would be alone, be the driver etc. They made one last run through while training out in the desert and accidentally killed their own team (with rockets) while practicing and attack on the car with a guy looking like Saddam at the wheel. apparently the car (Mitsubishi Montero) was completely destroyed but the guy playing Saddam walked away without a scratch - though the others were killed.
following that story, was an interview with an Iraqi exile which kept saying that the West needs to always factor in "luck" when it comes to dealing with Saddam. He pointed out the many situations where Saddam was very "lucky" and that it was a major key to his survivial.
i immediately thought of that while looking at the big crater left by several 2000 pound bombs where Saddam had apparently left only minutes before.
he does indeed seem to be quite "lucky"
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