[Beckwith]

Ishaq:208

“When Allah gave permission to his Apostle to fight, the second Aqaba contained conditions involving war which were not in the first act of submission. Now we bound themselves to war against all mankind for Allah and His Apostle.

He promised us a reward in Paradise for faithful service. We pledged ourselves to war in complete obedience to Muhammad no matter how evil the circumstances.”

[Dark Skies]

There is no doubt that these are guys are saddled up in a religious sense. And unlike Saddam, Ahmadinejad is devout and his belief that allah will assure islamic victory is THE ULTIMATE "article of faith."

It will be interesting to see if someone fitting the description of the Mahdi appears on the scene after the battle commences.