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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: george wythe
Yes, there were a lot of units deployed the first time. And it took a long time to get them there.

The first units on site were used defensively, because they didn't have enough troops and equipment in place for an offense. It took WEEKS to get the tanks, etc., for the 24th to the ships in Savannah and then over to the Gulf.

When the ground war began, though, the 24th was definitely used offensively.

122 posted on 03/14/2003 12:36:10 PM PST by Amelia
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To: george wythe
Defensive v. Offensive deployments. Look at all the other divisions that were deployed here

Well, let's look at your offensive versus defensive criteria. The 101st Airborne was one of the "defensive" units deployed, and was in-place by the end of October. It took a total of five months before there was enough force in place to shift from a defensive to an offensive posture - or, in other words, NOT MUCH DIFFERENT than what has happened now - and since the military is in worse shape now than it was in 1991, your theory kinda falls apart. Facts have that impact sometimes.

125 posted on 03/14/2003 12:47:04 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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