Bulk of Iraqi Army Will Not Defend Saddam, Former Baghdad Commander Says

(AP/Jerusalem Post) A former commander of Baghdad's air defenses said Tuesday that the bulk of the Iraqi military would not defend President Saddam Hussein - and that the elite Special Republican Guard will crumple when faced with U.S. forces. Shamel Majid, now living in exile in New Zealand, said Iraq's armed forces were "just waiting for a spark" to abandon the regime.


2003-03-17 00:00:00

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