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From: ut-emx!osmigo@emx.utexas.edu (rn)
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Subject: Re: Iraq's Military Strength
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Date: 15 Aug 90 03:24:34 GMT
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From: ut-emx!osmigo@emx.utexas.edu (rn)

[How good is Iraq's air capability?]

There was some discussion of this way back when they first moved into
Kuwait. It was said that yes, they had some experience from the conflict
with Iran, but most of it consisted of medium-altitude bombing operations.
In fact, according to the report (this was a CNN segment), many Iraqi pilots
flew higher than necessary because "they didn't like getting shot at." They
reportedly have very, very little experience and training in deadly, plane-
against-plane dogfighting, and the U.S. isn't expected to have much trouble
blowing Iraq's air components to smithereens...(-8

Ron Morgan
osmigo@emx.utexas.edu