obd
12-17-2003, 12:04 AM
Apparently, Israel had plans to kill Saddam in 1992 but a training accident in which 5 brave soldiers died canceled the operation. Apparently, the troops died when a real Obilesk missile was used in place of the intended dud missle and soldiers playing the part of Saddam were killed. Well, kinda ironic here but at least it proves the validity of the plan, although it brings up bad memories of the failed US Iran hostage rescue to me (especially the part about an Israeli plane landing on an unprepared but suitable bit of desert to pic upthe commandos pos op. Seems to me as if this was most likely a suicide mission and the volunteer troopers prob realized that. My regards to the family's of those brave warriors. They gave the ultimate sacrifice for thier beloved poeple and nation!! Here is the link by the way
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/12/16/sprj.nirq.israel/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/12/16/sprj.nirq.israel/index.html