[Destro]

That should read: Is Iraq inspired by strategy that caused the greatest defeat in British military history?

[LenS]

Fantasizing again?

One, the troops were two-thirds Indian colonials -- not exactly high on the training and equipment list. Two, they were only 9,000 men in total. By WWI standards, that's a miniscule force. Three, greatest defeat in British history? Only to a Serb-lover obsessed with Muslims committing anal rape.

[x1stcav]

Other than operations are being waged over the same geography, I can't think of any parallels between coalition forces of 2003 and empire forces of 1917.