[William McKinley]

As I am watching tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles and hummers travel freely and quickly in Iraq, I was finding myself simply amazed. It then dawned on me that while we are all expecting "Shock and Awe" to be a massive display of firepower, I started to wonder if what we are seeing right now is actually part of the Shock and Awe campaign. Freeper Interesting Times yesterday posted the link I used here, and Shock and Awe is part of the Rapid Dominance strategy. Notice the differences with simply using decisive force.

Could it be that all this technology broadcasting what we are doing is part of the plan, to paralzye, shock, and unnerve the Iraqi enemy?

[dennisw]

"Shock and Awe" is modern day blitzkrieg but done from the air.

[mhking]

The B-52's are up from the UK this morning; just wait, pop your popcorn, and enjoy a great showtime!

[Movemout]

Yours is a thoughtful comment. I think we might just be able to execute a relatively bloodless war.

[Zon]

I started to wonder if what we are seeing right now is actually part of the Shock and Awe campaign. Shock and Awe is part of the Rapid Dominance strategy.

Correct. I read "Shock and Awe -- Achieving Rapid Dominance" yesterday morning and there are a lot of S&E operations that do not engage in violent combat. The behind the scenes S&E aren't well suited to television -- a lot to explain and asks people to think.

[Hatteras]

"Shock and Awe". We will soon be adding this to the pile with other terms such as "Gravitas", "24/7" and "at the end of the day". Thanks media.

[Interesting Times]

I think this is exactly what we're seeing.

It's a new, high-tech implementation of an ancient concept:

In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and intact; to shatter and destroy it is not so good. So, too, it is better to recapture an army entire than to destroy it, to capture a regiment, a detachment or a company entire than to destroy them.

Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

-- Sun Tsu.

[Harold Hill]

Actually, my daughter made me aware that "shekinah" (pronounce it aloud) means "A visible manifestation of the divine presence" as described in Jewish theology. (Google it) This oughta really stir up a sh*t storm!