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[Gorilla's Guides] For instance, during the rout of the Iraqi army during the American invasion of 2003, there were frequent pictures of tanks on fire giving an impression that the Iraqi army had fought to the end. This was an important point to establish since, if Iraqi soldiers had refused to fight for Saddam Hussein, then they might not feel they had been defeated and be capable of resuming the war later on.

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