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Inside the Ring-Iraqi soldiers defecting
The Washington Times ^ | 28 February, 2003 | Bill Gertz and Rowan Scarborough

Posted on 02/28/2003 12:37:35 AM PST by Happy2BMe

Edited on 07/12/2004 4:01:10 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Morale is low in the Iraqi army and many soldiers are preparing white flags of surrender, we are told by someone in northern Iraq who recently interviewed two defectors from Saddam Hussein's army.

One was a captain who defected from the 5th Mechanized Division of the 1st Corps, based near the northern city of Kirkuk. The captain told our informant that the heavy division was only 35 percent combat-effective. The captain said morale was so low that younger soldiers are speaking openly about surrendering

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: defecting; iraq; readyaimsurrender; saddam; soldiers; warlist
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To: MeeknMing; Happy2BMe
Thanks for posting this news. And thanks for the ping Meek. I missed this.
61 posted on 02/28/2003 11:32:08 AM PST by SpookBrat
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To: SpookBrat
"Thanks for posting this news. And thanks for the ping Meek."

You are very welcome - and thx Meek.

BTW: The thread title is a bit misleading as so many have pointed out.

Title as posted: "Inside the Ring-Iraqi soldiers defecting."

Title in reality: "Inside the Ring-Iraqi soldiers defecating.

62 posted on 02/28/2003 11:38:05 AM PST by Happy2BMe (HOLLYWOOD:Ask not what U can do for your country, ask what U can do for Iraq!)
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To: chainsaw

The complete Iraqi surrender packet.

63 posted on 02/28/2003 1:06:56 PM PST by SquirrelKing ("War is not nice." - Barbara Bush (W. T. Sherman in pearls)
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To: BlueLancer
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64 posted on 02/28/2003 2:10:30 PM PST by VOA
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To: VOA
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65 posted on 02/28/2003 6:50:38 PM PST by Happy2BMe (HOLLYWOOD:Ask not what U can do for your country, ask what U can do for Iraq!)
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To: barker
what happened to the Iraqi troops that surrendered after the first war was over.

I believe that thousands of them were resettled here in the States...unfortunately, there were probably some unfriendlies planted among the refugees. One of the largest groups (IIRC over 5000) settled near Oklahoma City...

66 posted on 02/28/2003 8:21:35 PM PST by FollowingTheGrace
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To: Happy2BMe
I must say, maybe this is what GWB meant when he said there might not be a war, maybe they are so scare4d that they will just surrender, and someone will take out Saddam
67 posted on 02/28/2003 8:25:26 PM PST by The Wizard (Demonrats are enemies of America)
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To: ProudToBeGOP
Thanks. I'll pass this along to my son.
68 posted on 02/28/2003 8:59:13 PM PST by barker ( I live in my own little world. But it's OK. They know me here.)
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To: SquirrelKing
"("War is not nice." - Barbara Bush (W. T. Sherman in pearls)"

ROTFLMBO!!!

How very true...

69 posted on 02/28/2003 10:50:42 PM PST by dixiechick2000 (I heart "New" Europe!)
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To: chainsaw
A pair of white under shorts with brown spots will work just as well

LOL! Too bad they probably don't have undershorts.

Saw a segment on PBS that broke my heart about Iraqis that have fled Iraq in the last months. This one fellow said he had healthy twin babies born to his wife and they were killed. He said they were killed to up the statistics on infant mortality from sanctions. He said everybody is asking hopelessly, longingly, "When are the Americans coming?" And it was like an accusation, like why have we put it off so long considering the continuing atrocities and suffering of his people.

70 posted on 03/01/2003 12:01:24 AM PST by patriciaruth
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To: nutmeg
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71 posted on 03/01/2003 12:06:51 AM PST by nutmeg (Liberate Iraq - Support Our Troops)
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To: nutmeg
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72 posted on 03/01/2003 4:18:05 AM PST by Happy2BMe (HOLLYWOOD:Ask not what U can do for your country, ask what U can do for Iraq!)
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To: BlueLancer
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73 posted on 03/03/2003 7:51:45 PM PST by Happy2BMe (HOLLYWOOD:Ask not what U can do for your country, ask what U can do for Iraq!)
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