[Coop]

"We can't attack them directly because of fear of collateral damage (civilian casualties) ..." Massey added.

Sure you can. You surround the city. Drop a bunch of leaflets and broadcast announcements on loudspeaker and radio that in 3-4 hours you will be blowing up tanks whereever they are found. Then do it. The innocents may lose their homes, but they can save their lives and some valuable possessions. And they can then be free.

By the way, it's really, really smart to broadcast to the Iraqi troops exactly what will keep us from attacking them. [groan]

[EricT.]

Heck, those tanks ain't dug in! They are just broke down or their idiot driver got them stuck on narrow streets. Give a couple days and the local youths will have them up on blocks with half of the useful equipment missing.(I thought we could use a little levity to break the tension)