And on a certain forum filled with ex-freepers whose brains overheated from reading Mein Kampf. Enjoy:
"Here is what I think has happened. The US made a hard push for the airport as its capture has both propaganda and military value. It appears that the US forces did get onto the south end of the runways. The US Government announced the capture of the entire airport at this point, expecting that it would soon be a reality. However, it appears that the US forces never got any further (for which the commander was sacked). Now the US forces appear to have been driven back, and the US Government has a real public relations disaster in its hands. "--D_Joyce