Iraqis Surrender (Hat Tip: Dean)

TERRIFIED Iraqi soldiers have crossed the Kuwait border and tried to surrender to British forces - because they thought the war had already started. The motley band of a dozen troops waved the white flag as British paratroopers tested their weapons during a routine exercise.

"The Paras are a tough, battle-hardened lot but were moved by the plight of the Iraqis. There was nothing they could do other than send them back. "They were a motley bunch and you could barely describe them as soldiers - they were poorly equipped and didn't even have proper boots. Their physical condition was dreadful and they had obviously not had a square meal for ages. No one has ever known a group of so-called soldiers surrender before a shot has been fired in anger."

While funny in a dark sense, I find this sad. Surely the British could have let them stay - I suspect these soldiers are now in an Iraqi prison at best. If the British had been prepared for this, the headline could have said "Iraqis Defect." The Iraqi soldiers could have been fed, debriefed, and already be in training as the police for the new Iraqi regime. Hopefully the coalition of the willing will learn from this and plan for additional "early" surrenders.

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