Maybe not a walk in the park after all
Special Republican Guard: Iraq’s loyal and formidable force.
Despite doubts about the overall fighting capability of the Iraqi military, the Pentagon considers Iraq’s Special Republican Guard a formidable combat force willing to fight and die defending President Saddam Hussein
“I don’t think the folks I’m dealing with are thinking this is going to be a cakewalk; it never is,” one four-star general said. “Anybody with a gun in his hand who is defending his town or his tribe can be a pretty tough opponent, especially when he’s in his own backyard.”