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Article: Israelis see demise of Saddam Hussein as a mixed blessing.(The Dallas Morning News)
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- April 6, 2003
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Byline: Tod Robberson
JERUSALEM _ Iraq's leadership might be entering its final days, but Israelis say it's too early to celebrate the demise of a dangerous foe or to expect a quick end to hostilities with other Arab neighbors. In fact, some say Israel's problems may only have just begun.
Their caution has little to do with television images of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein continuing to meet with his top advisers while the information minister talks of brave soldiers "pounding" the invaders into submission on the outskirts of Baghdad.
Israeli analysts say they are more worried about other prominent television images: those of Iraqi civilian ...