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Ep. 1: H.R. McMaster on the Gulf War

School of War

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Captain McMaster's View of the Iraqi Army

Captain McMaster: "We overmatched the enemy based on surprise, but not surprise in the sense that the enemy didn't know we were there" He says Iraqis had wide disparity in capabilities across their formations and combat units. The Iraqi army was thrown out into the middle of the desert to look big, right? And they weren't ready for the US military or the US Army in particular," he adds.

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