To: CasearianDaoist
The interesting question is "why sieze the airport first?"Stormin Norman has said on many occasions that he knew that Saddam had an airplane on standby to take him out of the counry during the first gulf war. Perhaps taking the airport was to prevent a quick get away attempt (not that he would have gotten very far)
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04/03/2003 12:35:32 PM PST by
Green
To: Green
the airport is a big open space. Easily defended
To: Green
The interesting question is "why sieze the airport first?" So that the Russians wouldn't get their first, like in Kosovo.
To: Green
FWIW, if you look at a map, SHIA is but one of three or four airports in or around Baghdad. There is even a military airport near the centre of Baghdad.
hawk
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