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The troops have no feedback. They have orders and they have superior officers - and they're not meeting their expectations in the manner the other ground units advancing on Baghdad have. I don't know, but obviously HIS commander knew, CENTCOM command knew and apparently HE DIDN'T KNOW because they booted him from the command. It's apparent that this unit is the weakest link in the chain right now. So, the get a new boss, they suck it up and get to the right place at the right time to execute whatever strategic role they play in the seige of Baghdad and victory in this War. The End.

57 posted on 04/05/2003 9:39:01 PM PST by Happy2BMe (HOLLYWOOD:Ask not what U can do for your country, ask what U can do for Iraq!)

True.

But it's more than that. As I read between the lines, I see the "lights on" move as a potential "straw that broke the camel's back".

After the fight at Al Kut, with Dowdy still in command, the Marines drove all night with their headlights on to make better time. The tactic, usually considered an unsafe move, came on the heels of Mattis’s demand for greater speed at a meeting of officers.