“President Bush’s war Cabinet is drawing up a secret plan to topple Saddam Hussein as soon as six months from now.

A new Afghanistan-style strategy is being finalized to use Iraqi freedom fighters, backed by U.S. military forces, … a Bush administration adviser is reported to have said.

The adviser is quoted as saying that a “general consensus” has emerged among members of Bush’s inner circle that the dictator must be ousted.” New York Post […bastion of responsible journalism. -FmH]