[section9]

Once again, look at the M.O..

They went after an exposed truck convoy. Not an armored vehicle to be had. They did not go after dismounted infantry. I don't want to think of what the Iraqis looked like after the infantry got done with them.

There is a reason the Marines suffered no KIA after May 1.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[ArneFufkin]

There was a fascinating "lessons learned" publice debriefing held in early August by USMC Lt General Conway, Major Generals Mattis & Amos, and other Marine commanders. It was shown on CSPAN 3 at 3 am, but it was very, very enlightening to me.

They noted that the Army strategy of putting Command HQs out in the boondocks, accessable only by rough roads was instrumental, in their opinion, to the casualties they were taking. Many of the KIAs and woundings the Army has suffered has been attacks on Convoys, slowed by rough road and reliably predictable to enemies given the remote location of the Command centers and the singular roadway access to them.

[PatrioticCowboy]

Well, guerrillas don't try to attack strength.

They attack the weakest spots to build up more and support, don't they?

[Dialup Llama]

>There is a reason the Marines suffered no KIA after May 1.

Why is that?