2dogs
March 12, 2003, 08:01 AM
http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-taheri031103.asp
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Talk of protracted urban guerilla warfare is unrealistic, for the simple reason that Saddam and his gang are not guerilla leaders — they are accustomed to ostentatious lifestyles. Most have potbellies and love an after-dinner digestif. (Iraq is the world's second-biggest importer of French Cognac, after Japan.) The theatrical military uniforms Saddam and his associates wear were designed by Ted Lapidus, the French haute-couture designer, and are made of the choicest mixture of silk and cotton. Each Havana cigar smoked by vice president Taha Yassin al-Jizrawi and deputy premier Tareq Aziz costs $15.
(excerpt)
Talk of protracted urban guerilla warfare is unrealistic, for the simple reason that Saddam and his gang are not guerilla leaders — they are accustomed to ostentatious lifestyles. Most have potbellies and love an after-dinner digestif. (Iraq is the world's second-biggest importer of French Cognac, after Japan.) The theatrical military uniforms Saddam and his associates wear were designed by Ted Lapidus, the French haute-couture designer, and are made of the choicest mixture of silk and cotton. Each Havana cigar smoked by vice president Taha Yassin al-Jizrawi and deputy premier Tareq Aziz costs $15.