So Baghdad has “fallen”. We got the no doubt iconic image of Saddam’s statue being torn down (in fact it made fascinating viewing as the TV news channels covered it all afternoon).
There is still the question of where Saddam is. I can see him being on the run for quite some time. I can also see small acts of violence happening for quite some time.
Without any law and order in the country, there is a lot of anarchy with looting of government property, and even journalists are being mugged in the streets.
The other night the Americans bombed a restaurant that they thought Saddam was in. Intelligence is now suggesting that he got away before the bomb hit. So exactly how many chefs and waiters can we bomb until we catch him? There must be an acceptable level.