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I think it's no secret that bin Laden dislikes Saddam. bin Laden is very passionate about Islam, and is interested in creating a larger Arab nation in the name of Allah. Saddam is very passionate about Saddam and is interested in creating a larger Arab nation in the name of Saddam. Big difference.

Never the less, bin Ladens message was directed towards the people of Iraq. People who probably aren't too fond of Saddam themselves. People who likely share some of bin Ladens Islamic fervor. It's those who will stir to fight. People perhaps Saddam could not motivate. That's the scary part.

I think there is some part of Saddam that probably envisions himself as the leader of the Arab world. That sort of puts him at odds with bin Laden, who in some ways has become that person, in spite of not having a country of his own.

Anyway, I think the appeal to the people of Iraq without metnion of Saddam is significant. All dislikes aside, bin Laden sees the struggle of the Iraqi people as part of his greater cause. After Saddam's fall (assumming at this point that it's a near certainty), who do you think those devout Iraqi muslims will idolize?