Thanks for the info. You are right. I have never heard anyone in the administration say it would be a cake walk.
However, I have seen a report that an admiral out in the gulf right now said it would be a quick war. That is about the only "official" thing I have seen on this subject from a USA government representive.
hawk
That general shouldn't have said it would be quick. Having said that however, there is a certain amount of psy ops that goes on and reporters just don't seem to understand that's been done since the first war ever fought.