Mesopotamia is an ancient land, through which run the great Rivers Tigris and Euphrates.
Ah yes an ancient land unlike any other on earth....Could be that Iraq and its great leader Sadaam are trying this strategy, however I am sure the Brits for sure and probably the Americans are well aware of this piece of history...while not ancient it is a battle several wars ago...things have change, weapons supply and city population...my only fear is WMD beyond chemical...such as biological or nuclear...could a suitcase nuke or smallpox from Russia have ended up in Sadaam's bag of tricks? Other than those concerns, I feel confident of our commanders plans...I also feel that if WMD are used and significant casualties are taken by the coalition, that Baghdag could morally be nuked back to the stone age...