[chilepepper]

Baghdad will not be Stalingrad, but rather BERLIN. Remember that at Stalingrad, there was a fresh Soviet Army ready to pounce upon the Germans after they succeeded in actually taking Stalingrad

There is no possibility of another Army (Iraqi or otherwise) coming to Saddam's aid...

[expatpat]

I should remind you that I am not proposing that it will be like Stalingrad -- I'm speculating on what Sadam might have as his model. I personally am inclined to think we will avoid house-to-house fighting in Baghdad -- I certainly hope we have a smarter approach than that.

[devo]

I think the more appropriate comparison could well be that of Leningrad in the early years of WW2. The Germans lay seige to the city for some time (was it a year?)- killing in the process (through hunger and war) over 1 million Russians.

Lets pray that Baghdad just rolls over and gives up. What's the chance of that?