# What will happen to the Iraqi 'Deck of Cards' people?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-to-the-iraqi-deck-of-cards-people/203380>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 23, 2003, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-to-the-iraqi-deck-of-cards-people/203380 "2003-09-23T19:23:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![CaptainGeordie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbce88/32.png) [@CaptainGeordie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptainGeordie)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-to-the-iraqi-deck-of-cards-people/203380/1 "2003-09-23T19:23:20Z")

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Now that a goodly number of the famous ‘most wanted’ on the Iraqi deck of cards have been captured, what I wonder, will be their ultimate fate? What charges can be brought against them?

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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-to-the-iraqi-deck-of-cards-people/203380/2 "2003-09-23T20:03:46Z")

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They will be _dealt_ with in due time!

QtM (running away very fast)

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**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-to-the-iraqi-deck-of-cards-people/203380/3 "2003-09-23T20:04:56Z")

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I’m sure they’ll be dealt with.  
(Whew, I got to say it first!)

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**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-to-the-iraqi-deck-of-cards-people/203380/4 "2003-09-23T20:07:44Z")

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Blast, you, Qadgop! _Cut_ it out.

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**Author:** ![Anonymous\_Coward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-to-the-iraqi-deck-of-cards-people/203380/5 "2003-09-23T20:48:44Z")

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They will probably get shuffled around first though…

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**Author:** ![Billdo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/billdo/32/315_2.png) [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-to-the-iraqi-deck-of-cards-people/203380/6 "2003-09-23T21:48:12Z")

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Will the same thing happen to each of them, or will the deck be cut?

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**Author:** ![An\_Lu\_abu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@An\_Lu\_abu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Lu_abu)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-to-the-iraqi-deck-of-cards-people/203380/7 "2003-09-23T22:03:25Z")

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Their careers have been a **bridge** d

Maybe they’ll be put in solitaire confinement.

If they can find a free cell  
…and I’ll let someone else carry on.

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**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-to-the-iraqi-deck-of-cards-people/203380/8 "2003-09-23T22:42:54Z")

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You forgot the obvious, “they’ll only be _playing_ war now.”

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-to-the-iraqi-deck-of-cards-people/203380/9 "2003-09-23T23:20:31Z")

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Perhaps a red-hot poker could be used on them.  
Damn, all the good ones are taken.