As the title says, how can Saddam's army do better in the Persian Gulf War? PoDs can take place before the war actually starts, just so long as the war still happens. Now, before anyone says "Saddam can't win", I know he can't, this is not a discussion on how Iraq can win the Gulf War. I am just asking what the best they can possibly do is, best here having the meaning of putting up a better fight, not being wiped out completely or surrendering by the hundreds of thousands all at once or any of that.
Basically, would it be at all possible for example for Saddam to actually have trained tank crews who don't run at first sight of the enemy? Or fighter pilots that actually put up more of a fight? Any stuff like that. Obviously a good idea for him would be to attack the Saudis before the Americans and their allies can build up their forces, so lets assume he does that as well. So, could Saddam train and equip his forces better before the war, manage the military more efficiently and smartly, and actually start "the mother of all battles" that the West was fearing when they went into Iraq? And if the Mother of All Battles actually does occur, what might the casualty rates look like? Political consequences?