Following days of constant bombing, the hungry, exhausted, demoralized Iraqi soldier was easy prey for the "Allied" armies. The US Forces alone took Iraqi prisoners by the tens of thousands which caused great logistical difficulties, not to mention the problems involved in transporting them to a "safe" zone. The physical and mental condition of most Iraqi's ranged from poor to downright pitiful. Many simply refused to fight anymore, particularly after the atrocities perpetrated upon them during their eight-year war with neighboring Iran. Shown here is a very common scene during Operation DESERT STORM. Two Iraqi BRDM-2 crewmen are surrendering to US troops. A soldier flags down a passing Hummer to arrange transport for the Iraqi's to a rear-area processing point. One prisoner is down on his knees, probably begging for a bite to eat or crying for mercy (having had previous experience with the Iranians), while the other is waving a "surrender letter", airdropped by allied airplanes over enemy lines. Their vehicle lies behind them after having a small "disagreement" with an Abrams tank and finishing in 2nd place.
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