I agree, Wait to secure the supply lines, make sure we are ready when we move. In the meantime, you have six days to take out Iraqi forces with air power every time they gather somewhere.
Six Days for the Iraqi troops to sit and wait. Six days for them to think about surrendering. Six days for them to think about turning on Saddam. Six days for the people to think about and organize uprisings against Saddam. Six days in which someone might tell us where Saddam is. Six Days is a long time when US troops are surrounding you.
I agree, Wait to secure the supply lines, make sure we are ready when we move. In the meantime, you have six days to take out Iraqi forces with air power every time they gather somewhere.
Six Days for the Iraqi troops to sit and wait. Six days for them to think about surrendering. Six days for them to think about turning on Saddam. Six days for the people to think about and organize uprisings against Saddam. Six days in which someone might tell us where Saddam is. Six Days is a long time when US troops are surrounding you.
It also occurs to me that there is a certain risk to moving *too fast* in taking down the regime. Moving too swiftly might inspire *panic* among the top Iraqi brass... panic that might lead to use of chem/bio weapons when they might otherwise think better of it.