The question of whether or not Iraqi leadership authorized the attack is still unanswered.

The Iraqi leadership has to respect the will of the international community.

But the Iraqi leadership doesn't want people to know that.

The whereabouts of the top Iraqi leadership remains a mystery.

But now the choice lies with the Iraqi leadership.

Last week the Iraqi leadership said it had run out of patience.

"We in the Iraqi leadership believe it is better for any man to die standing up than to live as a coward."

The opportunity of the moment is not lost on the Iraqi leadership.

But soon the Iraqi leadership realized the deception and began to plan accordingly.

American officials say they cannot trust the Iraqi leadership not to use such openings for its own purposes.