[merrin]

Did McCaffrey just say that the 51st Division commander who had surrendered had gone back into Basra to command the defense?

[lainie]

We can't be that inept.

So what does this mean -- we've encountered sufficient resistance to change the rules of engagement?

[whadizit]

Wesley Clark. Those we told to "go home" went into Basra to force us into urban fighting which Saddam knows we do not want to do.

[Mihalis]

...Did McCaffrey just say that the 51st Division commander who had surrendered had gone back into Basra to command the defense?...

Yes. Actually I first read this several hours ago.

[BJClinton]

Actually, the "commander" of the 51st that surrendered to us was really a junior officer trying to get better treatment. The real CinC was still in Basra with most of the 51st. Apparently many of these are loyal Saddamites.