This article is based on Wolfowitz's assessment that Iraqi resistance will be less than that in Afghanistan "Forces to face less resistance -- The Washington Times There is a brief track record for Iraq. The U.S. Army occupied the country's southern region for five weeks after Operation Desert Storm. The Americans generally were greeted as liberators by Shi'ites who had been repressed by Saddam's Sunni government.
An Army officer who commanded troops in southern Iraq in 1991 said he found the locals friendly.
"What I saw was very docile and subservient, both civilians and military," the officer said. "Iraq is a more sophisticated society, and the sophisticated society is sick of Saddam Hussein."
An Army officer who commanded troops in southern Iraq in 1991 said he found the locals friendly.
"What I saw was very docile and subservient, both civilians and military," the officer said. "Iraq is a more sophisticated society, and the sophisticated society is sick of Saddam Hussein."
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