Why the Iraqi resistance to the coalition invasion was so weak /

Main Author: Hosmer, Stephen T.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corp., 2007.
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505 0 |a Saddam made strategic miscalculations -- Saddam's internal security concerns weakened Iraqi defenses against external attack -- Iraq's military strategy and operations were poorly designed and executed -- Poor motivation and morale decisively undermined the Iraqi defense -- Superior military capabilities gave Coalition forces an overwhelming advantage -- Concluding observations. 
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