Baxter, you’ve MET Georges Sada? Wow! That must’ve been fascinating!

Tony737 on July 29, 2008 at 5:26 PM

It was great to talk to somebody with this much intimate knowledge of Saddam’s regime and the Jihad.

One thing he told me that really pissed me off was that the
people that were yelling the loudest on capital hill about surrender in Iraq would tell him behind closed doors how important winning there is.

He worked early on with the administration providing information and ideas on how to handle Iraq post-war.

He said disbanding the army was one of the worst decisions
made because it sent thousands into al-qaeda’s and other militia’s hands,mainly because of money.

He liked and respected Bush but could not stand Brenner.

He laughed at the supposed “torture” debate going on and said our enemies were laughing at us too talking about how
“dangerous” pouring water over somebody’s head was.

He was straight up about the fact that Iraqi’s were brutal
and would not be bothered with all this PC crap.The problem was that the boot that was slammed against the terrorist head had to be Iraqi, not American.Anti-coalition propaganda
was a strong tool in the Arab world.

The 3 hours I spent with him were some of the most informative I have spent since the war began.He went into many other issues like his role in the Iraq/Iran war,Saddam’s obsession with bringing down the US,his many ties to terrorism,WMD,and the genocide of hundreds of thousands of Iraqi’s.

I left the dinner with him and the speaking engagement feeling incredibly proud to be an American and supporting the down fall of such a brutal dictator.

Only a hard core communist leftist could spend the evening with this man and not know that the Liberation of Iraq has made the world better off and advanced Freedom and Hope where there never ever has been any.

Speaking of the Iraqi Air Force, read this about it’s retired general officer George Sada. It’s a modern day version of the prophet Daniel in the lion’s den. He wrote an excellent book, Saddam’s Secrets.

shick on July 29, 2008 at 10:01 AM

I had dinner with Sada when we brought him in to speak at
UNCG in 2006.
Very straight forward,common sense way of speaking about the importance of winning in Iraq and how dangerous Saddam really was.
When he spoke in the auditorium after dinner,it was amazing
how he left the liberal students speechless when their,”war for oil,America tortures” rhetoric was shot down with the reality of what it takes to bring down a genocidal,terrorist
dictator and establish a democracy.
This is why I believe he did not get much TV time,because
liberals could not dent the reality and truth of what was happening in Iraq with someone who was so close and high up in Saddam’s regime.

As far as the mission in Diyala,I hear the Iraqi army has offered to train the British military on counter insurgency tactics when they are done.

They would love to help train the rest of the Europeans (France,Germany)that Obama was apologizing to for America but they can’t find any of them in the fight.

Tony737 on July 29, 2008 at 9:23 AM

You should have issued at Tissue Alert!

Watching a nation being born is truly awesome, but knowing that you played some small part in it is an indescribable feeling.

Five battalions embarked on Operation Saber Pursuit on Saturday in order to clear al-Qaida cells from the southern Balad Ruz district. It is the Iraqi government’s latest push to clear insurgent strongholds. But enemy fighters already knew about it because government leaders, including the prime minister, announced it beforehand.

Dear Barry O with Judgment to Lead, would this be possible if we had done what you suggested? Think January 2007, only worse!

The Iraqi Army, with a record of 4-0 in 2008

Without the support of the U.S. military, of course this would not have been possible.

Whew, that was close.

Yes, great book! A Must Read for all HotHeads!

jgapinoy on July,29 2008 at 9:08AM.

jgapinoy: I think in the first gulf war,Saddam
sent some of his fighters to Iran!

It’s amazing what can happen when the enemedia is kept outta the loop.

I can’t wait for Lefty’s,and the MSM,to tell
us what this all means!

Didn’t Saddam have an air force?

jgapinoy on July 29, 2008 at 9:08 AM

I think we whacked that in the 1st 5 minutes of the war.

Cracking the toughest nut?

Don’t mention this to B. H. Obama.

4th Div has Baghdad (MND-B). 10th Mountain has most of the south (MND-C), UK 7th (Deasert Rats) Bde has Basrah, and II MEF has Anbar.

Iraqi forces identified there so far are the 5th (Iron) Infantry Division plus 35/9 Armor Brigade, 37/9 ArmCav Brigade and U/I elements of INP (5/2 INP and/or 1st INP Mech Brigades). Suspect the IA has more but, no hard IDs.

Saddam’s Air Force did not all fly to Iran. Only 187 aircraft. The rest were destroyed in the war from 1991-2003 or buried by Saddam. He thought that would preserve them…

Didn’t Saddam have an air force?

jgapinoy on July 29, 2008 at 9:08 AM

Buried in the sand.

Part of the problem may be the Iranians. Diyala borders on Iran, and it may be one area in which the Revolutionary Guards continue to provide support and provocation.

Lock down the border….IMMEDIATELY. That way they can prevent any materials flowing in from the IRG, and they can wax any jihadi trying to flee to the jihadi safe haven aka Iran.