[SandRat]

Iraqi Perspective Project

[SandRat]

A view into Saddam's Regime

[marron]

This may give some perspective to the story that the Russian ambassador laid out the American plan for invasion. Saddam was convinced we wouldn't do it. The Russians attempted to make him understand that, yes, we would.

They showed him what he was up against, only falsifying the start date. This may have been a part of our misinformation. We launched a week before we told the Russians we would launch. I could well be wrong, but I'm asking myself if the leak to the Russians wasn't an official leak, intended to give Saddam a final chance to step aside. We were trying to get him to retire to Belarus or someplace in the final days, but he didn't think we were serious.

[Valin]

It depicts a country ruled by fear, deception and in some cases, delusion, where information was so compartmentalized that neither Saddam nor anyone within his regime had a clear understanding of their true military capabilities or the threats they faced,

SOP for a dictatorship.

[over3Owithabrain]

"Saddam believed that the United States was casualty-averse to an absolutely incredible degree," Cucolo said.

Can't blame Saddam for thinking that, what with George 1 afaraid to finish him off, and golfing buddy Clinton being such a wuss. Thanks guys, enjoy your next round together...