[wideawake]

The objective of coalition commanders is to destroy these RG divisions where they stand, rather than let them fall back into Baghdad to stiffen the city's defenses. Once inside the city, where they can take cover from coalition air power, they could be a much more difficult to tackle than they are now on the relatively open ground south of Baghdad.

I assume this means JDAMs behind their lines while marines and soldiers assault them from the front.

This could be a new chapter in warfare entirely.

[katana]

The real "shock and awe" may be about to begin. Destruction of these divisions will be courtesy of B52 carpet bombing, AC130's, Daisy Cutters and (perhaps) Moab. I'm glad to read that they intend to try and cut them off from retreat back into Baghdad. If they are in fact hanging out to dry south of the city, it's one more piece of evidence that the head was cut from this beast twelve days ago.