Ha—I heard Gen. Jack Keane on Larry Kudlow’s show yesterday describe very matter of factly how this would roll out today.
Apparently the military hasn’t entirely given up announcing in advance its next stages of attack.
It’s a little like Mohammad Ali announcing he was going to knock an opponent out in the fourth round. There really cannot be too many surprises. The coalition has ISIS boxed in to an urban area. They’re going to be killed unless they surrender. Surprise isn’t much of a factor.