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To: madvlad
I am not making predictions. Merely speculating on what we (the public) and Saddam do not know about the plans against him. StratFor, and according to them, Saddam expects weeks of air attacks before a ground assault.

IMO, there will be extensive use of air power, but also a very quick initial ground campaign as well to at least secure the waterways and oil fields in the south (to prevent him torching the fields as in 91), and the route to Jordan and the SCUD launch sites to the west (to keep Israel from coming under fire). This initial campaign completely isolates his forces and Bagdad becomes a city under siege.

There will then be LOTS of SOF activities in facilities located all over the country looking for WMD and terrorist activities in both areas he did and did not exercise control over.

In and around Bagdad, precision airstrikes, SOF, and bunker busters will continue to take out his resisting forces, palaces, govt buildings, bunkers, command structures, etc, until he is either dropped in one of the attacks or someone puts a bullet in his head for him. And yes, eventually we (and some Northern Alliance equivalent) roll downtown, but only after the Iraqis would be ashamed to ever admit to wearing a uniform for Saddam.

15 posted on 09/16/2002 1:29:26 PM PDT by Magnum44
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To: Magnum44
Well, if the idiot keeps the majority of his
crack forces in urban areas, lightening seizures
of oil fields and other non-urban objectives
are going to be a cakewalk.

Agreed. Air power will be used w/ extreme
prejudice. I still think one can seige the
major cities allowing people to leave at
any time.

It goes wo/ saying that specfor will play
a major, ongoing role in any campaign in
Iraq.

Mad Vlad
25 posted on 09/17/2002 7:58:20 AM PDT by madvlad
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