[rlmorel]

I know what you are saying, but to use the term "Cake Walk" is a mistake.

I think it is clearly true to say that the duration, letahlity,intensity and ferocity of combat action in other major wars is a "generally" greater in many cases, but...that doesn't mean combat in Iraq is a "Cake Walk".

I think the warfare in Fallujah is proof of that.

I don't think many would argue that your basic premise is false, but your rhetoric is flawed. My advice is to cut your losses to make your point, change the phrase to reflect it. Whatever it is in the Middle East, for everyone, "Cake Walk" it ain't...loaded for bear with complete body armor in 120 degrees, even to the point of wearing gloves, patrolling down a street of concrete and rammed earth dwellings that might erupt any second can't be a "Cake Walk" even to the troops who served in Bougainville, The Hurtgen Forest, Iwo Jima or Bastogne, even if those guys would have traded places in an instant if they could.

[Dominic Harr]

I know what you are saying, but to use the term "Cake Walk" is a mistake.

That amuses me, to be honest. That's so 'politically correct'.

The objection here is that for 'big victory' I'm using the term cake-walk?

Jeez, even here on FR we're PC to the max.