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Hey nutwing get your facts straight. The 50,000 number should refer to the total troops involved in all aspects of the Afgan operation, most were support troops. Troops involved in combat were about 1000. Not bad for the results. The Iraqi Army is a shell if its 1990 self. The Republican Guards will be isolated and eliminated. It seems you folks know little about military affairs and such.

ON TO BAGHDAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not only do I know quite a bit more about military affairs than you do, I served for several years as an army officer in a combat arms branch (armor). I hold a MA in National Security Studies. I currently work at the Lieutenant Colonel level at the HQ for the entire US Army as a Programs Manager over cooperation with the nations of the Middle East. What I am saying is fully in agreement with what a lot of my friends are saying who are still serving as Majors and Lieutenant Colonels in the Army, selfless and patriotic people that you and your fascistic chest-beating ilk would no doubt condemn as panty-wasted wimps!

Your stupid and ignorant comments on this thread provide a very impressive argument indeed for why the weighty issues of war are too important to leave to civilians who are at present excluding our highest ranking generals--the Joint Chiefs of Staff--from planning for the coming war on Iraq because they oppose it as militarily and perhaps ethically unwise and imprudent. These same civilians in the DoD and the Bush Admin have rejected the Joint Chief's plan to invade with 250,000 troops and are instead promoting plans which will use so few troops that they will get thousands of brave soldiers killed on the battlefield. When we lose a lot of fine fighting men KIA, we will only have ignoramouses like you to thank who are too cowardly to serve their country, wear the proud uniform of the US Army and fight for their country.