"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."
"In the years before the coalition invasion," he continues, "Iraq's leaders had become infatuated with the belief that the spirit of the Fedayeen's 'Arab warriors' would enable them to overcome American advantages. In the end, however, the Fedayeen fighters proved totally unprepared for the type of war they were asked to fight, and they perished in large numbers."