According to newsweek, the former Iraqi regime offered to hold free elections under UN supervision in secret talks with administration officials. This
opportunity for peaceful change in Iraq was dismissed by the Pentagon.
I heard something about this on the local news tonight. Shocked me when I heard it. I never thought they'd give him a chance to "Bow out" of his
dictatorship.
Shame he didn't take it, we could have averted a lot of deaths.