December 14, 2003
So they got him, what now?
Whilst the world takes in the news that Saddam Hussein was captured last night near Tikrit and the self-righteous revel in the jingoism of Paul Bremer's statement, I suspect many, like me, are now wondering: what is Bush going to do next?
Is it to be a few week's reflective R&R before heading on to the next battle?
US troops relax inside one of Saddam Hussein's palaces. Source:BBC
...or working ever closer with those embedded reporters?
The BBC's John Simpson staggers away from the scene of a US airstrike on the convoy of vehicles in which he was travelling in northern Iraq. Ten journalists died during the war, most after coming under fire from coalition forces. Source:BBC
...or the continuing efforts to win the hearts and minds of the liberated?
The coalition steps up air strikes over the capital, intensifying concerns over mounting civilian casualties. Source:BBC
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