[r9etb]

Sitting ducks. They have completely forgotten about cruise missiles.

I don't think they've forgotten a single thing from last time. That's why these guys are scared to death.

The wildcard is this: "Some say their families were put under protective custody" to make sure they fight...

Saddam is an evil, evil SOB. Everybody knows what "protective custody" means. Those Iraqi troops are damned if they do fight, and even more damned if they don't. I think a humanitarian approach might be to start that part of the war off with a noisy artillery barrage that gives these guys an honorable excuse to surrender.

[AppyPappy]

Good catch. Saddam wants to ensure they fight so he holds their families hostage. If I were an Iraqi, I would have to ask myself "Who do I fight?"

[mitchbert]

I'm beginning to think one of the biggest challenges will be stopping the soon-to-be-freed Iraqi people from literally tearing their soon-to-be-former oppressors apart in the streets after dragging them from their hiding places and homes the minute the regime collapses. Then again, maybe we'll just let them get it out of their system. Keeps the cost of the trials down, after all.