Added point:
Now that the cat is out of the bag, so to speak, I bet the Baathists unleash everything they have.
They have nothing really left to hide.
Now we may find out if the years of rumors about missing tactical nukes is true.
I would guess that the intel people have ratcheted up the threat level to the maximum. Saddam and his cronies are more likely to use the dirty stuff now than ever.
Ed