[Arkie2]

Preparing the battlefield is standard US doctrine you simpleminded bloodthirsty jackass. We didn't get it right because we waltzed too long with the UN and we're to damn preoccupied with minimizing civilian casualties. If you think that's a pacifist view, it's one that has been expressed by the leadership in our military. That's my point. 20 years in the Air Force as a pilot and a Gulf War veteran. What's your experience? Slinging a witty keyboard? Armchair generals like you really should stick to your knitting.

[Archie Bunker on steroids]

Military genius,

Based on our objective, which is regime change, we don't want to obliterate Iraqi troops, but have them surrender. How much support are we going to get from the Iraqi people if we use MOABs to kill 100K of their fathers, sons, relatives??? Run the Psyops, scare the hell out of them with shock & awe, & get them to capitulate. Once we're in, we're in better shape. We will suffer behind the lines resistance which will kill many Americans, but based on our objective their is no way around it

You're air power to soften things up for the ground troops worked well to move the Iraqis out of Kuwait. Had you recommended these tactics on your War College paper for this war, They'd have laughed you out of Maxwell.

Obviously you didn't learn alot about military ops flying 141s around for 20 years.