I deserted Saddam's army.

BBC News ^ | Tuesday, 22 April, 2003, 09:58 GMT | BBC News

[Rain-maker]

The moralof the story: A fool and his army shall soon part.

[BrooklynGOP]

Washing floors for the British Army is better than fighting against them for the Iraqi Army.

[Blood of Tyrants]

It appears that the psycological war that started weeks before the shooting war was highly effective.

[Jeff Head]

I am glad the British and Americans invaded. I now have my freedom from the regime; they saved us from Saddam.

The British Army has even given me a job working in their headquarters in Saddam's Basra palace. Washing floors for the British Army is better than fighting against them for the Iraqi Army

Pretty much says it all IMHO. Hope many, many more feel this way and act accordingly as their government develops.

[Mister Baredog]

When we eventually engaged the British and American troops in battle, they proved to be very brave as they advanced towards us. There was really no comparison between us

That's the plan, an "unfair" fight.

[Puppage]

AND I DESERTED THE US ARMY!

[American Soldier]

Reading the Americans' advice to surrender helped me to decide to give up fighting.

Lesson learned long ago: No matter how silly and cheesy it may seem, psyops leaflets work! I always thought psyops was cool but I'm really starting to respect the hell out of that small branch of the armed forces... Probably responsible for taking nearly as many soldiers out of the fight as the combat arms guys, only we don't have to bury people when psyops is done with them.

[bmwcyle]

And screwed up the country for George Bush to clean up.

[norraad]

Leaflets are only the beginning of the fun you can have, read The Madi(sorry don't remember the author, was a guy not the woman who wrote a similiar sounding title).

Can't for the next country to be disciplined(what a long list).

[butter pecan fan]

Lesson learned long ago: No matter how silly and cheesy it may seem, psyops leaflets work! I always thought psyops was cool but I'm really starting to respect the hell out of that small branch of the armed forces... Probably responsible for taking nearly as many soldiers out of the fight as the combat arms guys, only we don't have to bury people when psyops is done with them.

Yes. They helped win the war and saved thousands and thousands of lives on both sides. And they did it by employing an almost uniquely American strategy -- telling the truth.

[RoseofTexas]

I guess I'm a little lost here, there are 1 million(according to MSnbc early report this morn) shiites are protesting the US as we speak! For the first time in centuries they have the freedom to worship in their mosque in one of the cities and thousands upon thousands have showed up to protest and chant against the US. I don't get it? I thought the shiites would be the first ones welcoming us with open arms and not with sheer anger!

[Stultis]

bump

[stuartcr]

Apparently you, and many others, may have thought incorrectly!!

[ConservativeMan55]

Bump for later reading.

[pdjplano]

you don't understand islam then. the Shiites believe that religion and politics are intertwined, and that only by having an islamic state, will they be happy and not 'repressed'. the hate Saddam, but they also hate anyone not islamic/muslim/arab, including the people who liberated them from Saddam.

Think of them like the French, but more rapid in showing their true colors about the US...

[Feckless]

And then wore my brave warrior's insignia when I would visit them..... until Feckless designed me my very own.

[driftless]

No surprise to me. Iraq still has many crazy Muslims, and where they are you will find their pseudo-fascist Imams, Mullahs, and other wouldbe dictators and troublemakers. These religious fanatics must be squashed now, and I don't mean talked to nicely. Colonel David Hunt said as much on O'Reilly the other night. After we defeated Germany in WWII, I guarantee you there were many ex-Nazis who would have been very happy to have us pull out quickly instead of occupying the country for five years like we did. These Islamo-fascists have to be put in their place or killed. We do not want another Iran.

[stuartcr]

What do you do when they freely elect a Shiite fundamentalist as their leader?

[dark_lord]

Which is why all the talk of us "leaving Iraq soon" is foolishness. We didn't leave Germany after a few months -- because if we did the Nazis would have resurfaced. We didn't leave Japan after a few months -- because if we did the "militarists" would have resurfaced. In Iraq -- if we leave the Islamofacists will rise and we will have another Iran on our hands, but not like Iran now, rather like Iran was in the early '80s. It would be pointless to depose Saddam, and have as his replacement another Islamofacist state that hates us.

Besides - we need physical bases there. That way we can pull our people out of Saudi Arabia, put them into those bases we have captured in the deserts of western Iraq. Then we can deal with the Saudis.

[stuartcr]

I agree, we'll never get out of the middle-east, no matter what Washington says..we also need a base for operations over there..regardless of what Washington says. World opinion-wise, though, it will be harder and harder to stay there. I think we're in for a very tumultuous future.