History explains stiff Iraqi resistance at Karbala Gap

Army Times ^ | April 02, 2003 | By Robert Hodierne and Riad Kahwaji

[Bayou City]

DOHA, QATAR

[Bayou City]

Thought this an interesting piece.

[EternalVigilance]

It is. Thanks. But the headline is inexplicable.

[dighton]

Interesting, even though the second sentence contradicts the headline.

[fhayek]

If you rearrange the letters in Yazid, you get "Daizy", as in Daizy Cutter. (I know, I know, you're saying "get a life")

[observer5]

"History explains stiff Iraqi resistance at Karbala Gap"

Saddam murders the family of anyone who surrenders. That's why they fight.

[Bayou City]

Sure does, didn't notice that.

[cookcounty]

What Karbala Gap resistance?

[aBootes]

All Muslim scholars believe Hussein represents the ultimate total opposition to tyranny and corruption.”

Presumably this mean all Muslim scholars are idiots?

[arthurus]

What Karbala Gap resistance?

From the context I would think that the resistance referred to is future resistance against the Americans.

[Kadric]

I believe he's referring to the historical Hussein not Saddam.

[general_re]

Despite reports that American soldiers received a friendly welcome in Najaf Wednesday, Fahs said the Iraqi people will “never” accept the notion of Americans as liberators.

"Did I say 'never'? Sorry, I meant 'Wednesday'"....

[capitan_refugio]

We went through the Karbala Gap like $hit through a goose.

Patton would have loved this war.

[SunkenCiv]

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