[An.American.Expatriate]

Michael

both the US and the European press has been doing this all along.

No one has ever said this would be short or easy, except for the infamous "unnamed sources".

Within 7 days, the coalition has pushed through several hundred miles with minimal resistance.

In 1991, we bombed Iraq for a long period of time before the offensive even started!

It is again the PRESS which claims the Iraqi military is less effective, not the Pentagon!

The PRESS says that the Iraqi's are not shocked, but the PRESS is not free to report in Iraq - each and every one of them has a "minder".

Mass Surrenders and desertions (4000 in 7 days is a lot considering the lack of engagement!).

The US Media ALWAYS attacks the strategy - do you not recall the EXACT same type of reporting before and during the Afghan Conflict??

[Michael81Dus]

A nice Beethoven quote? No, the Music is from Friedrich von Schiller. But did you know, ninenot, that this "Ode an die Freude" with the text by Friedrich Schiller is the official anthem of the European Union?

We can see that the Iraqis aren´t shocked. Otherwise, the military in Basra would surrender - after so many bombs and so much pressure from US forces.