[Nachum]

"I am confident that the Iraqi generals entered into secret deal with the Americans to refrain from resistance in exchange for sparing their lives."

....And this is supposed to be a bad thing?

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[dinok]

hey...whatever works...

if we had let them fight and killed a few more thousand people that would have been better?

[js1138]

This was widely discussed in the early days of the war, although most reports were the offers were declined. Perhaps some weren't.

[fightinJAG]

Where's the Baghdad Bob Alert?

[3AngelaD]

I think this says more about the Russian general than it does about us. Perhaps it is wishful thinking on his part that if Russian had any extra money to throw around, things might have turned out differently in Chechnya.

[JRandomFreeper]

Russian Ambassador: U.S. Bribed Generals to Surrender

Good for the American Generals. And good for the Iraqui Generals. Fewer lives were lost than might have been.

At least American War Colleges or the current administration are still teaching Tsun Zheu.

I wonder what they are teaching at Foggy Bottom.....

/john

[Torie]

The Russian ambassador really doesn't have a clue as to why what happened happened. He is just mouthing off flying blind, and he needs to stay out of his liquor cabinet.

[MEG33]

The Russians want it to be clear their arms were not inferior nor their advice to the military faulty!

[NonValueAdded]

Sounds like money well spent to me. How many lives did that move save? Meanwhile, no one is gonna gas the people negotiating the escape from Iraq and the tender mercies of the soon-to-be-free countrymen. Smooth move all around.

[Restorer]

King Philip of Macedon was of the opinion that the most effective siege weapon was a mule-load of gold.

Guess things haven't changed that much in 2,500 years.

[Arkinsaw]

Did Americal military prowess and hi-tech weaponry give America an easy victory over Saddam Hussein's army? "Nyet", says Russian ambassador to Iraq.

I hope they keep believing this stuff. Some in Russia are angling for a reform of their armed forces. I hope these idiots who are in favor of maintaining the current doctrine keep the upper hand.

[chachacha]

Yes, and as poor and under trained as your militery is, not to mention the poor quality Equipment and immoral reasoning for war, your military would take the bribe and hang your ass also!

[swheats]

Just seems like a Duh! moment.

[Mr. Mojo]

And I thought the Arabs were consumed with envy; the Russians are giving the word new meaning these days.

[Godfollow]

"I am confident that the Iraqi generals entered into secret deal with the Americans to refrain from resistance in exchange for sparing their lives."

Duh? I only knew this before the bombs started dropping. What's he really saying... "they only won because they're smarter"... whada friggin idiot!

[EaglesUpForever]

Surely you can understand, we were threatened with the most powerful military minds on the planet - retired Russian generals. So we had to bribe the Iraqis, or their overwhelming military might would have just crushed us flat. At least that's how the Russians see it.

I couldn't believe how www.iraqwar.ru had such an enthusiastic following for their war coverage, which when you analyze it was literally what Baghdad Bob would say. What could have possibly gotten us out of that Airport ambush? We must have bribed our way out, that's the ticket...

[Guillermo]

I thought we were bogged in a guagmire...

[RS]

"Shortly thereafter an Apache helicopter escorted Sufyan from the Al Rashid camp"

What did they do ? Strap him onto a weapons pod ?

[aristeides]

Iraq's popular Information Minister, Mohammed Saeed Al Sahaf, Naji Sabri, Iraq's Foreign Minister and Oumid Medhat Mubarak, the minister of health are also not included on the list.

Hmmm, the minister of health probably knows all about the bioweapons.

[Billthedrill]

I hope we tried - "if it saves even one life..." as the antigunners bleat...but you have to realize that Saddam fully expected and guarded against betrayal, and was very, very good at that. Outright bribery would more likely end its recipient up taking a nitric acid bubble bath than win a war. If the CIA or whoever did manage it, my hat's off to them.