[LS]

First, I said on this forum about two days after the war started that I was EXTREMELY skeptical that there ever was a "shock and awe" strategy. It was a media prop, and a ruse, to conceal our true plans. There was NEVER any intention to put out the lights, or otherwise destroy "infrastructure." But the Iraqis were prepared for this, and had their AA drawn back to Baghdad. I think when the full story of this is out, "Shock and Awe" will go down right next to the Schwartzkopf "hey diddle, diddle, right up the middle" feint in Gulf War I.

[WOSG]

You are correct, we *wanted* him to pull the forces back to baghdad, the better to clear the way there.

The whole campaign was "shock and awe" in that we had a tempo that destroyed the enemies ability to respond and because we had an overwhelming advantage that created an inevitability of victory. It was not just airpower advantage but on the groud as well.