Additional info: At this point Syria is turning over Iraqi regime members, and it has closed the terrorist's offices in Damascus (although let them open elsewhere. Sharon of Israel will give up the Golan Heights if Lebanon/Syria guarantee Israel's security on the northern border - and this can only be done by removing Hezbullah from southern Lebanon.
Well, of course that is exactly what we told them. The victory in Iraq was mostly necessary to demonstrate our overwhelming power and our ability and will to use it in this war on terrorism. Iraq was just a battle in that war - and now the balance of power in the middle east has changed - for the good IMHO Jonathan
"Ideally, we would kill them all," Colonel Joseph Anderson, a brigade commander of the 101st Airborne Division, told Reuters. "But if they choose to change their mind and flee, there's not much we can do."
On the Homefront the most important issue is the fight for public opinion. Stratfor has said it well:
Over the next 24 hours, expect to see a large number of media stories with two themes -- the logistics foul-up for the 3rd ID and Marines and that the fighting was much heavier than reported. The former will result from inexperienced reporters who have seen what they think is chaos in resupplying units, coupled with interviews with troops griping about the service. In addition, when interviewing combat soldiers on a badly needed break, griping and heroic bullshit are ancient rites and traditions. Reporters listening to this will conclude that all rear-echelon personnel are hopeless screwups and every engagement was the Battle of the Bulge. With reporters present, the tales will become mighty indeed. Investigate reports with a jaundiced eye.
03/28/2003 10:33:54 PM PST
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The key to Patton's success was George Patton himself, and Eisenhower's brilliance to use that genius of maneuver warfare in the right place at the right time. I don't know if we have another Patton - if we do he will rise to the occassion - if and when the brass recognize talent and use it well. That is a lot to ask. On the other hand, the slow deliberate Bradley also was quite successful in his own way and could not have pulled off the moves Patton did. Nonetheless, the combined force of these Generals added up to victory - and that is the only thing that counts in the end.