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To: expatpat
Stalingrad was never surrounded by the Germans.

It's a horrible analogy for about a billion reasons.
12 posted on 03/27/2003 8:22:07 PM PST by John H K
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To: John H K
I was referring to the urban house-to-house fighting; the encirclement is Baghdad-specific.
14 posted on 03/27/2003 8:23:51 PM PST by expatpat
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To: John H K
Shhh, dont tell Saddam yet.
29 posted on 03/27/2003 8:34:25 PM PST by WOSG (Liberate Iraq! Lets Roll! now!-)
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To: John H K
Stalingrad was never surrounded by the Germans. It's a horrible analogy for about a billion reasons

Not the least of which is that Saddam forgot to rename Bagdad--Saddamodad
31 posted on 03/27/2003 8:35:30 PM PST by uncbob ( building tomorrow)
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To: John H K
Stalingrad was never surrounded by the Germans. It's a horrible analogy for about a billion reasons.

Not the least of which is that at Stalingrad the Russians were able to draw the Germans into the city, while massing large tank and combined arms armies on their flanks. Saddam has no lurking tank armies to come to his rescue.

33 posted on 03/27/2003 8:36:38 PM PST by pawdoggie
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To: John H K
The Soviet people never fought for love of Stalin, It seems so far the Iraqi people are fighting, is it for Saddam or for their Iraqi nation (you know right or wrong my country nationalist mentality)?
74 posted on 03/27/2003 9:26:04 PM PST by Destro (Fight Islamic terrorisim by visiting www.johnathangaltfilms.com)
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To: John H K
I agree. A more realistic analogy would be the Russian attack on Berlin.
78 posted on 03/27/2003 9:31:10 PM PST by redangus
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