They expected us not to listen in?
No. These people work for a thug. An ambitious, dangerous thug, but a thug, nonetheless. As such, their operational security must be comparable to that of a Mob Family at an Italian Social Club gathering.
If Bin Laden were running Iraq, he wouldn't make these mistakes. Fortunately, Binnie is dead.
Be Seeing You,
Chris
With all due respect, my fine friend, I must disagree. Iraq's opsec during Desert Storm was considered pretty darned good. (Of course, some of that can be attributed to Hussein leaving his troops hanging in the wind.)