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was praising the 51st Division, which was the first to surrender

Don't think so. A division is 8 to 10,000 troops. We only have some 3000 prisoners. Don't let optimism and inthusiasm cloud reality or you will run into a wall.

Well, I am not the expert on details...only grand strategy.

Seriously, I thought it was the 51st division, but maybe it was a brigade. Anyway, it was someone who had already surrendered.

And, are we holding all prisoners or are we allowing some to stay in barracks?

Gen. Franks said yesterday that most of the "surrenders" are just people packing up and going home. Even if all 3000 came from 51st (which of course they didnt), then that leaves an additional 5000-7000 men. It's not like their hiding behind a grain of sand in the desert. These men either went home, surrendered or are dead. Perhaps 200 may have melted into the population with continued hostile intentions. Saddam was definitely full of horse doodoo when he said the 51st is fighting our troops. As of 2 days ago there were only 120 men fighting in Umm Qatr and we wiped them out with an airstrike.

Comparing this war to a Vietnam or WWII, this is a total cake walk. No less tragic for the casualties, but when the media start spouting garbage like "fierce resistence", "surprising", or "setback" I find it laughable. They prove once again that they not only have absolutely no idea what they are talking about, but also that they are immature and naive to the extreme. If it weren't for the pure data and reports from embeds, there is no way in hell I could stomach listening to these morons chime in day in and day out.