Prominent Russian Generals Receive Awards in Iraq 10 Days Before War Starts

gazeta.ru ^ | 4/2/2003 | Alexander Kornilov

[Chicago]

Why were prominent Russian generals in Iraq receiving awards less than 10 days before war started?

First post by long-time reader.

[EternalVigilance]

Bet there are some Russians not sleeping too good if this is the best their generals could do.

[battlegearboat]

For services rendered.

[EternalVigilance]

Welcome!

[vbmoneyspender]

I wonder if the Iraqis are going to demand the return of the medals based on the performance of the Iraqi military.

[try phecta tom]

awards less than 10 days before war started?

Because the unconditional no questions asked gaurantee runs out on day 11

[battlegearboat]

What, Pooty Poot didn't get one!

That's bad form on old Saddam's part.

[Terpfen]

At least now we know for sure who would've won World War III.

(Hint: it's not them.)

[John Valentine]

Excellent and very informative post. Good work.

But it seems to me that the Iraqis have reason to be somewhat dissatisfied with the services rendered, medals notwithstanding.

[EternalVigilance]

Saddam gives medals to Russians, we give metal to Saddam...works for me. ;-)

I hope they've moved on over to Syria--they need to be just as trained up as the Iraqis...

[judicial meanz]

Bwaahahahhahahahahahahahaahha


Soviet era generals, posing as consultants, help Iraq lose the war in a biblical tail whipping of extraordinary dimensions.

This is so good, it cant be fiction.

[PhiKapMom]

Thanks for posting this!

Looks like these are part of the Russian advisors to Saddam. Wonder if they are the "diplomats" living in the Russian Embassy since the Russians complained some of our bombs came too close to their Embassy and could hurt their diplomats? The week before the war they withdrew their diplomats and shut their embassy.

[xJones]

Very good first post, keep it up.

These two Russian generals were basically fired in 1991. They went on to make big bucks off the Iraqis. The Iraqi leadership would dearly love to see Russia take their side now, afterall, they bought all that inferior equipment from them. The worth of their advice is yet to be fully seen. It does sound like the two old Russian flops scammed some big money off the Iraqi leadership.

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

I hope these Russian goons get there next assignments in Damascus, Teheran and North Korea.

[Libertarianize the GOP]

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[Rocky]

We have also established that the awards were conferred on behalf of Saddam Hussein, though for security reasons a meeting with the Iraqi leader was no longer possible at that time.

More possible evidence that Saddam wasn't even in the country when the war started.

[The Old Hoosier]

Given the way the war has gone, they must be CIA operatives, to the last man.

[cake_crumb]

"Why were prominent Russian generals in Iraq receiving awards less than 10 days before war started?"

**Shrug**...because they're Soviets, still trying to redeem themselves for having so badly miscalculated and losing the Cold War to President Reagan. Looks like they badly miscalculated again, against Reagan's ideological heir apparent, President Bush.

The Soviet factor - on top of his Turd Way involvement with the Clinton administration - is why I never have and never will trust Vlad Putin. In fact, I hope none of us are surprised by the news that old Cold Warriors are advising the great admirer of both Hitler and Stalin, Saddam.

Words of advice to the Soviets: don't mess with cowboys. You will lose.

Great first post. Kepp up the good work.

[Stavka2]

a group of former Soviet generals

The title doesn't bare out its own statements. As former generals, they no longer represent anyone other then themselves. Can the US account for the activities of all its former field and general grade officers? I highly doubt it.

[Stavka2]

Comparing Russians to Arabs is a very stupid mistake. The Germans made it too....look where they ended up.