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Was 1st recon really that good? or the Iraq army really that bad?


Seems like they bumbled and lucked out a ton. Also with all the disorder and idiot personnel youd think theyd of suffered a bit more loss. Were they really lucky? Did the strengths of all the well trained men trump the weakness of the poorly trained?

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Combination of the two. There was some luck on their side, like there being no armor at the airfield.

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It just seemed like a very incompetent group. And maybe I am missing something or the show didnt convey the story properly but I just dont know how they made their way through it all if their leadership was that bad.

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The Iranians devastated the Iraqi forces during the previous years, wasn't much left.

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