[oneolcop]

What's with the "marine mystique" If they're so bad @ss, why didn't they beat the Army to Baghdad?

For the record, the 2nd and 3rd Battalions 69th Armor of the 3rd Infantry Division -Army made the famous "thunder run" into Baghdad.

"The Marines win battles, the Army wins wars" -James Jones, Commandant of the Marine Corps.

[fini]

Probably because the Marines were assigned to go through the middle of the country (urban areas) and and the Army was assigned to go through the desert.

[HenpeckedCon]

I’m sure the soldiers appreciated having the Marines on their flank and I’m sure they gave them air support as well. The Marines are bad asses! (I’m a former soldier just for the record.)