Iraqi defector willing to lead rebellion v. Saddam

FranchiseBlade · Sep 23, 2002

One of Iraq's most senior defectors has told the BBC that an American-led invasion would spell a "very dark future for all".
General Nizar al-Khazraji, who led the army during the Gulf War, said the Iraqi people would gladly overthrow Saddam Hussein's regime themselves but feared a foreign intervention would make things "even worse".

For a rebellion to succeed, he said, the West needed to give clear assurances that a post-Saddam Iraq would be democratic while retaining its independence and territorial integrity.

A top official in the Bush administration said in an interview published on Monday that Washington and its allies were committed to rebuilding Iraq and saw their mission as that of "liberators".

General Khazraji said the international community should focus on "moral and diplomatic" support for ordinary Iraqis, rather than military help.

He offered his own services to lead any Iraqi rebellion against Saddam although appeared to rule out a political role for himself.
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