Even if this war is successful – by which I mean a short war with few casualties that results in the death or imprisonment of Saddam Hussein – the issue still has to be addressed of who will replace him. That has not been thought out yet. Will it create an even bigger problem than at present? The Iraqi people will not want a pro-American, pro-European leader who could be weak in his own country, while the US and the EU will not want a leader who is strong in Iraq but with whom they have a bad relationship. These are serious questions to be addressed.