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They would serve as a trip wire to a recidivous Saddam.

From Time Magazine Archive

Adj. receding &c. v.; retrograde, retrogressive; regressive, refluent†, reflex, recidivous, resilient; crab-like; balky; reactionary &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark