US ponders fate of Iraqi people in aftermath of attack

THE US must decide whether the Iraqi people would benefit from any move to topple Saddam Hussein, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said yesterday.

“We cannot afford to replace a despot with chaos,” said Senator Joseph Biden. “The long-suffering Iraqi people need to know a regime change would benefit them.

“So do Iraq’s neighbours, and the American people will want that assurance as well.”