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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group

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To: Neeka who wrote (89424)4/3/2003 12:37:36 AM
From: Sig  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
<<I don't suppose it is possible, but it would be helpful to know how many regular and special Iraqi army forces have simply thrown down their guns, and gone home.>>>
Yup, quite a few according to this ....
Others are like bear hunters, they shoot once, drop gun and run

<Marines taking the bridge at Numaniya Wednesday met little resistance and found the side of the road littered with abandoned Iraqi military uniforms. "It looks like a lot of guys threw off their boots and threw off their uniforms and got the hell out," said Lt. Michael Belcher of the 5th Marine Regiment. One man tore off his Iraqi army uniform and donned a brown robe. Marines quickly seized him. >

story.news.yahoo.com
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