[this_ol_patriot]

Operational pause because they say of supply shortages and they want to put armor along the supply road to protect the thin skinned supply vehicles. Fuel use restricted and water and food in short supply at front. Soldiers rations have been cut from 3 to 1 per day. All other operations to proceed as normal.....Sky News.

[Mo1]

BOOM sound in Bagdad

Geraldo saying that this pause WILL NOT stop the air action in Bagdad

[The Wizard]

Observation: Something doesn't smell right......

You don't announce a stand down to your enemies:

My guess is they have found how easy it is for the Apaches to kill the tanks that they want to let it roll for a couple days....

Also

This will use the supply line as bait, drawing out the death squads, which will be destroyed