[Mister Magoo]

Wow. The Iraqis are mind-numbingly incompetent. Why they didn't blow up every bridge on the Euphrates is sheer stupidity. True, we could have constructed pontoons, but that would be delayed us and left us vulnerable. The thrusts of this armored divisions are textbook Blitzkrieg operations. For example, no one analyzing the German invasion of France in 1940 criticized the planners for leaving the Maginot Line untouched. The UK media announcers and commentators are far more educated on miltary doctrine than our own and have made this point.

[over3Owithabrain]

It seems we're killing a hundred Iraqis per one of our own, yet the media makes it sound like we're losing or tied. By my simple calculations they will run out of soldiers before us.

[demlosers]

They are beyond incompetent. I call it stupid.

[HardStarboard]

>>>Why they didn't blow up every bridge on the Euphrates is sheer stupidity.<<<

I heard one analyst - ex military of some hi rank - say that Saddam left the bridges so his troops can beat a slow retreat back to Bagdad. He felt that the objective would be to blow them after most of his troops were across. Another felt that the Iraqis may be trying to blow the bridges with our vehicles or troops on them, but we are getting to their sappers and the charges first.

One bridge, either in Najaf or An Nasariha, was set with charges but our combat engineers got there before the detanators could be inserted - close call. that the Iraqis may be tryiong to blow the bridges with our vehicles or troops on them

So, in part at least its because we are foiling their attempts to destroy the bridges.....not because they are totally stupid.