27th Mar 2003
Suicidal Iraqi Fighters Predicted Before the War Started
Command Post points out a really scary, worst-case scenarios exercise on Strategy Page, dated February 10 and titled Worst Implications If Iraq is Invaded, by Barnett Lerner. Number 3 of 10 is:
Saddam convinces thousands of hard core supporters to fight to the death.
So eminently possible that it ought be taken as a given for planning purposes. If we are not prepared to deal with the aftermath of this state of affairs, someone has been criminally irresponsible.
The whole list is frightening (no duh), and it doesn’t even include Syria hinting of war with us.
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