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2003-04-04 Iraq

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Posted by Steve White 2003-04-04 01:18 am|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Way to go on the editing...

Posted by Hiryu 2003-04-04 06:06:58|| 2003-04-04 06:06:58|| Front Page Top

#2 ROFL! Wow. That'll wake you up in the morning. Almost as good as strong coffee - Thanks, Steve!

Posted by Tadderly 2003-04-04 09:11:48|| 2003-04-04 09:11:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Baghdad division destroyed.
Medina division destroyed.
Now Reuters reports Marines claim al-Nida division destroyed. Reports of destroyed vehicles, dead Iraqi soldiers, and thousands of prisoners.

Possible that some escaped back into the city. OTOH some SRG's and Fedayeen that could easily have fought in the city are attacking out toward the airport.

Not clear what Iraqi strat is - try to get the airport back so top officials can flee? But they cant get off the ground there anyway. Or try to force coalition troops to concentrate, so they can use WMD? Or just uncoordinated kamikaze attacks?

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-04-04 10:33:43|| 2003-04-04 10:33:43|| Front Page Top

#4 Who's in charge, here?????
Sadsack's "generals" were promoted more for loyalty than for military ability. Hussein himself is no military genius, as GWI taught everyone. The cadres of trained troops - those with at least some modicum of experience, were the Republican Guard. They've been decimated, frozen in fixed defensive positions, and denied maneuverability. Not that it mattered, with US air superiority, ANY armored force was dead meat waiting for the butcher.

What we're seeing here is the same death throes that occurred in Berlin once the Russians arrived. Hitler still believed in non-existent divisions, and in the ability to move masses of artillery and tanks, when none existed. Baghdad is seeing much the same thing.

It really doesn't matter - once we ring Baghdad, the game's over. The guys on the inside of the ring won't know what to do, and will do stupid things. The iron discipline of the fanatical fedayeen will collapse like a house of cards, and they will run for cover, defecating in their pants as huge iron bombs explode around them, and artillery shells scream overhead.

The end is at hand, and it's Saddam's end that's in the meat grinder. Or is that plastics shredder?

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-04-04 13:07:38|| 2003-04-04 13:07:38|| Front Page Top

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