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Actually I wouldn't deride the surrendering Iraqi soldiers. They are not surrendering, because they are cowards, like the French.

They are surrendering, because they know that the US will liberate them from Saddam, and they hate Saddam more than we do, because they know him. So why should they get killed defending Saddam? And they also know that American victory is assured.

Frankly, I wouldn't be surprised to find out that while Saddam is urging his military leaders to fight to the death and use WMD, etc., he himself is running to some tunnel and sneak out of the country with his billions.

I read somewhere that he sent his jeweler to buy millions of dollars worth of diamonds, and there was speculation that he is doing it to convert his assets into easy to carry precious stones, because he is planning to escape, if the going gets tough, and we know it will.

I feel for these poor souls. Let's not forget that in a Stalinist state people by the millions who just want to be left alone to lead decent peaceful lives have unimaginable horrors heaped upon them just for being born in the wrong place at the wrong time.
If they all surrender en mass it would be a blessing for them and for our guys. No dishonor at all.