[r9etb]

Intell has never determined the outcome of a battle - it is brute force that is the key!

That's an overstatement. Intel allows you to put your forces where they'll do the most good. It's not "brute force," but without intel, the biggest army will flounder.

[MEG33]

11 marines dead,20 injured in Ramadi..initial reports.It could be one of three groups,former baathists,al Sadr's group or Sunni,Fallujah bunch.Several captured.