Joseph Galloway: U.S. did not plan on Iraqi forces' use of guerilla tactics

Knight Ridder Newspapers | March 27, 2003 | Joseph L. Galloway

[chnsmok]

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[whadizit]

Confirms what many thought about not enough to secure follow-ups.

Anybody know why Rummy chose to map military strategy instead of military people?

[woofie]

Im beginning to think these folks (writers) are just stringing words together....are we to believe that our army was ready for smallpox, anthrax, nerve gas ,ricin,dirty bombs,etc. but didnt think that Iraq would act like guerilla fighters?

[L`enn]

The only question that needs to be answered to tell how the War is going is, "Who would you rather be in this War, Iraq, or the United States?" The answer is the answer to every question about the status of the War.

[Professional]

U.S. did not plan on Iraqi forces' use of guerilla tactics

Not this shit again!? Utter nonsense. They have trained for it and managed to kill hundreds of these fanatics. They are going to have SOME victories, but we ARE trained, and ARMED for this. There are only so many people that are willing to commit SUICIDE doing these kinds of raids on US troops. If you haven't noticed, since Sunday, this kind of stuff started to die down a bit. Iraqi soldiers may want to fight, but not waste their lives. This is going to be less of an issue going forward.

[Liberal Bob]

Yep and we will lose tens of thousands tied down in Afghan like the Russians. Yep the old quagmire.

[algol]

Ho hum. The real action hasn't even started yet, this is just jockeying for position.

Coalition forces have taken airbases to the west (H2 and H3) and are in the process of securing them to the north (the 173rd Airborne drop). Thousands of additional troops from Texas and Colorado will be arriving in theater in a day or two now that their equipment has arrived (all part of the plan).

This past week was overture. The real act will probably start in a few days, with the new moon.

[EternalVigilance]

Anybody know why Rummy chose to map military strategy instead of military people?

Uhmmm...because we have a civilian government?

This is just more hand-wringing--worry-wartism that is based on miniscule knowledge of what is really happening on the ground in Iraq.

Knight-Ridder is one of the most liberal newpaper chains on the planet, and they are simply doing the Democrat's dirty work for them.

Must be hell to have a political agenda that can only succeed if America fails, and if lots of her young people die.

Thank God they are going to fail; along with their friends Saddam, the French and the U.N.

[EternalVigilance]

Ping!

[dark_lord]

Protecting it will take thousands more soldiers than are presently on the ground. It requires active patrolling and screening all along the tortuous routes leading out of southern Iraq.

NO. False. It will require leaving larger groups to guard bridges. But convoys will take their protection with them. In the short term the US will have to pull back some armor (tanks and Bradleys) to protect the convoys. But guard the whole length of the supply line? Not needed.

[AmericanVictory]

Fortunately, we have the ability to throw in a lot more people to stop the attacks in the rear.

[whadizit]

"Knight-Ridder is one of the most liberal newspaper chains on the planet."

'Nuff said.

[Let's Roll]

"This is just more hand-wringing--worry-wartism..."

Ain't the feminization of America great?

[pushforbush]

So, who is this idiot and what are his supposed sources about what our war planners expected or didn't expect. The administration has been screaming to a world that won't listen that Saddam backs terrorists, and the press now somehow expects us to believe that we never expected Saddam to act like a terrorist and attempt to hit our supply lines. Such lies.

[scott7278]

Thanks for your response. I'm so tired of "the sky is falling" attitude of the press. We are a professional military, and by the Iraqis resorting to guerrila tactics, they're only delaying the inevitable. They don't have a prayer, because as soon as they bunch up they're history.

We've got Baghdad in a noose, and it's squeeze time. Superior firepower, precision weaponry and air dominance spells the end sooner or later.

[VOA]

Galloway ping!
(this must be a result of something like an alignment of the planet...
pinging you to this sort of thread before you've arrived!)

[EternalVigilance]

Ain't the feminization of America great?

LOL...I wonder how many times per day these kind of 'men' have to change their panties...

[chnsmok]

I have tried every which way to return your comment and can't. I just cannot contemplate the scenarios.

[Michael Barnes]

Did not plan on guerilla tactics???!!!My left butt cheek..I made E-4 during my stint. I was a layman by any standard. Even I know that taking down cities in any country means guerilla tactics. Any inferior force that is willing to fight will break all rules in a feable attempt to win.