[info_scout]

>> huh? "affected strategy" that's a dumb comment as you nor I know the the overall strategy. so how can you claim to know it was affected?

Please, let's not call comments dumb.

The strategy was to take out the leadership during the first 48 hours (well documented and pretty obvious from events). Further, the plan was to rush up to Baghdad with the Iraqi army surrending 'en masse' and Shiite uprising occuring in the South. Iraqi regular and even Republican Guard were poised to surrender (we were chatting by cellphone afterall). The regime would collapse, and our armor would roll in to Baghdad virtually unopposed. Pentagon mouthpieces were all over the tube the last several weeks declaring the south would rise-up in rebellion and welcome the U.S. as liberators. Obviously, this isn't the way things have happened. The word for it is 'DEBACLE'.

[Cold Heat]

The more you write, the dummer you appear! LOL

[nopardons]

" DEBACLE " ? D-Day was a debacle , The Charge of the Light Brigade, during the Crimean War was a D-E-B-A-C-L-E of massive proportions. After one week, ONE WEEK , into GW 2, there has yet to be any sort od debacle at all.

[nicollo]

Please, let's not call comments dumb.

The strategy was to take out the leadership during the first 48 hours (well documented and pretty obvious from events). Further, the plan was to rush up to Baghdad with the Iraqi army surrending 'en masse' and Shiite uprising occuring in the South. Iraqi regular and even Republican Guard were poised to surrender (we were chatting by cellphone afterall). The regime would collapse, and our armor would roll in to Baghdad virtually unopposed. Pentagon mouthpieces were all over the tube the last several weeks declaring the south would rise-up in rebellion and welcome the U.S. as liberators. Obviously, this isn't the way things have happened. The word for it is 'DEBACLE'.

Can't say "dumb"? OK. Can I call this "absurd"? (I'll find a more angular word for it if you'll allow me...)

Nobody-- nobody predicted this. It's only being used now as a criticism. Pile on, bud, but you'll have to climb over the backs of certain pensioned pressitutes. One bit of advice: don't inhale.

Btw, after all the criticism of the all-air campaign, how come we've got a division knocking on Baghdad's door? To kick it in after the room's been bashed up by the fly boys, perhaps?

[WOSG]

You are proving my point!

" The strategy was to ... Further, the plan ..."

Really? Where was this plan published? How do you know? How are you aware of the timeline?

Unless you are a Pentagon planner you are *guessing* and/or relaying media (dis)information and guesstimates.

Pentagon says the plan is 'on track'. You nor I have any basis to dispute that.

[Howlin]

The strategy was to take out the leadership during the first 48 hours (well documented and pretty obvious from events).

No, it wasn't. They got a tip and used it. That was NOT part of the plan.