[r9etb]

This wouldn't be a problem is those worthless Turks had of let us invade from their country instead of sucking up to the French.

FWIW, I think the Turks' problem was with the Kurds, more than anything else. They've had their own trouble with the Kurds for decades.

[Barlowmaker]

I really don't know what difference having the 4ID in the theatre would have made to our defeat of the Saddam regime or the subsequent security challenges.

It wasn't an Abrams tank, real time data link to JSTARS, or a Longbow Apache that found Saddam in a Mosul hole and his sons in Tikrit.

It was soldiers on the ground, getting juicy tips from helpful Iraqis vying for big cash prizes.

As long as we've got the heavy armor, let's lob a few shells toward the Greek Islands. Lots of speedo wearing Eurotwits on Holiday.