For the Americans, Polish intelligence was the last chance-everyone else had already left Iraq as the atmosphere was too hot to handle. For the government in Warsaw, Operation Samum was an opportunity to show that Poland could be an equal partner and in the future a worthy NATO member.
A brilliant performance, what's better is the fact that:
Polish forces rescued not only CIA agents from Baghdad but also secret maps apparently so crucial that Operation Desert Storm could have had a different outcome if the mission had failed.
But even though it was a success, all the details of the operation will never see the light of day.
Source:
http://campcatatonia.org/index.php?itemid=1234
Perhaps time to check out the movie?