"In the years preceding the coalition invasion," he continues, "Iraq's leaders had become enamored of the belief that the spirit of the Fedayeen's 'Arab warriors' would allow them to overcome the Americans' advantages. In the end, however, the Fedayeen fighters proved totally unprepared for the kind of war they were asked to fight, and they died by the thousands."
He continues by stating that prior to the coalition invasion, Iraq's leaders had become infatuated with the idea that the spirit of the Fedayeen's 'Arab warriors' would allow them to counter American advantages. Ultimately, however, the Fedayeen fighters were utterly unprepared for the kind of war they faced and perished in the thousands.