BS
BTW - which War College did you graduate from?
Looks like I am more correct than you could have imagined. With NEW attacks coming in towns that we have "Liberated", and free roaming groups of hostiles, it appears that the island hop is NOT going to work here. A couple of mechs take a wrong tern and they meet Iraqi forces that have been "hopped" over. I'd like for you to be the one to tell their families "We blew past those hostiles so we can break Patton's record. Sorry about your dead family member, but we set a record."
I'm not down on the military or anything like that. But it appears that the soldiers in control take your(plural intended for all those bashing my post) position on allowing hostiles free in the rear. I think that is a bad idea. It makes me wonder if the soldier's welfare is more important or the stock markets(better have this wrapped up in under a week)