You know what it is, the guys under this guy are afraid to tell him the reality for fear they'll be executed for fucking up, and the minister is afraid to tell the guys above him the reality for fear he'll get executed.
For all we know Saddam is in a bunker still thinking he's winning. Who in their right mind would want to be the one to go in and tell Saddam the bad news.
The put their olympic team in the torture chamber when they lost, so imagine what officers get when they lose.
