[Recon Dad]

I heard Rumsfeld make this statement today and I would like to see a discussion as to how profound an effect this had. Our troops rolled up any opposition they encountered. Yes, it would have been nice destroy any northern resistance, but none of these guys wanted to stand and fight. We had more problems with the irregulars then we did with the Republican Guards. I think there is some truth to the fact that we did not prepare well for what followed the war. Tommy Franks as much as said it in his book, but I don't know if you can lay this on Rumsfeld alone.

[lepton]

We had more problems with the irregulars then we did with the Republican Guards.

And it was these that were not given their chance to charge the Machine Guns, and eliminate themselves from the collection of the civilized. It was during those battles that the nuts were separated from the common civilians. This happened in the south. It didn't happen in the north.