As the U.S.-led coalition prepared for war against Iraq in 2002 and early 2003 by pouring troops and materiel into the Middle East, key members of Saddam Hussein's government viewed the build-up as a lesser danger than a possible coup attempt from within its ranks, according to a report released today by U.S. Joint Forces Command. This perspective may seem perplexing to readers in the West and others looking at Saddam's Baath Party regime from the outside, but it made...
