[wretchard]

"A squad of tanks was sent to check results of the strike and found a damaged pipeline spilling an estimated 1,000 gallons of what was believed to be diesel fuel each second. Army engineers worked to stanch the flow.

Holy Toledo! That's a firehose to drink from. The locations of these pipelines must be known to the US. And their availability would totally upset all the logistical calculations on the limits of the 3rd IDs advance.

[SauronOfMordor]

That's a firehose to drink from. The locations of these pipelines must be known to the US.

ANd the Iragis know it, and are in control of the source. Want to risk them putting something into the pipeline that would mess up all our tank engines?