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To: george wythe
The offensive military buildup did not start until November.

You are wrong.

The 82nd Airborne and the 24th Infantry Division (now the 3rd ID) both began deploying to Saudi Arabia in August 1990.

118 posted on 03/14/2003 12:21:25 PM PST by Amelia
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To: Amelia
Defensive v. Offensive deployments.

Look at all the other divisions that were deployed here

120 posted on 03/14/2003 12:29:43 PM PST by george wythe
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To: Amelia
The 82nd Airborne and the 24th Infantry Division (now the 3rd ID) both began deploying to Saudi Arabia in August 1990.

Yeah, and Desert Shield stretched throughout the fall. So much for their pet two-month Desert Storm deployment theory.

121 posted on 03/14/2003 12:35:33 PM PST by dirtboy (The Pentagon thinks they can create TIA when they can't even keep track of their own contractors)
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