[dixiechick2000]

Multiple air raids may clear sky for war (100 Brit and US planes hit Iraq yesterday)

Sydney Morning Herald ^ | September 7 2002 |

Michael Smith in London

"About 100 American and British aircraft have taken part in an attack on the main air defence command centre for western Iraq in the biggest single operation over the country for four years."

http://www.FreeRepublic.com/focus/news/745812/posts

Nevermind, I found it. Thanks!

[HAL9000]

Multiple air raids may clear sky for war (100 Brit and US planes hit Iraq yesterday)

That report was inaccurate -

US Denies Report of Major Raid on Western Iraq

[Always A Marine]

"About 100 American and British aircraft have taken part in an attack on the main air defence command centre for western Iraq in the biggest single operation over the country for four years."

We are systematically destroying Iraq's command and control capabilities; more recently, we destroyed the Basra facility in eastern Iraq.

But back to the topic, the main Israeli concern is locating spots on the ground where Iraq might stage and fire Scuds at Israel. IDF ground recce missions are intended to provide targeting data for preemptive air strikes by the IAF when hostilities are imminent.