Not what I've seen, I've watched on C-span both the VP's(VFW) and Rumsfeld's (camp Pendelton) speeches the last couple of days and there is no doubt in my mind that we will be going in to change some things around over there. Very soon
More like a "September Shocker"...
It says a lot for the state of journalism in the U.S. that only foreign outlets (and ordinary people) seem capable of the painstaking research and exhausting exercise of logic required to put two and two together...
"Thank goodness there's going to be a full moon...
We have to go-it-alone and this thing doesn't even have headlights.
Posted by ScreamingFist to aristeides On News/Activism Aug 14 2:47 PM #19 of 23
Exactly. I figure itll work something like this.
The Turks are going to contain and hold Northern Iraq, also known as Kurdistan, against any tanks or infantry saddam can dig up and throw to the North. Theyll be supported by the Turkish air force as well as the USAF out of Incirlik AB in southern Turkiya. U.S. Special Forces and Army Mountain troops, supported by the Turks, push to the limit of the Northern No-Fly zone and secure it. This allows the Turks to control Northern Iraq, which will be their buffer zone after the regime change.
At the same time US troops, who just happen to be conveniently located in Jordan as we speak, will move to the Jordanian border to secure and defend, as well as give forward operating locations.
Mean while, the massive Marine invasion, supported by the USAF out of Qatar, hits Iraq from the Persian Gulf, secures Kuwait then moves all the way to the Southern No-Fly zone. Iraq now has No-Fly/No-Enter zones that effectively cut the country into three pieces.
The equipping and training of the Iraqi resistance begins, while saddam whines and cries from Baghdad. Anytime he moves something, the USAF destroys it. Its just a matter of time at this point.
And I think well see it BEFORE October. Only those that never attended jump training in Fort Benning Georgia in the summer would think that its too hot to fight in summer. And for this type of fighting, outside the cities, a huge amount of smart weapons wont be necessary, plain ole dumb bombs work just fine in the desert, so all this we gotta restock the arsenal is just another smoke screen. The democrats wont get their October surprise (itll come before then) and they wont win any seats in the house or senate either, since everyones eyes will be riveted to the happenings in Iraq. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post Reply | Private Reply | To 18 | View Replies
Good analysis by the Asia TImes
We have enough armor and attack helicopters over there to pretty much destroy anything that gets in the way.
Anything but a Merkava or another Abrams that meets an Abrams on the field is going to die.