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WASHINGTON -- Operation Iraqi Freedom provided good news and bad news for advocates of strategic bombing. The good news is that our bombing was more accurate than it has ever been before. The bad news is that, dramatically increased bombing accuracy notwithstanding, strategic bombing once again failed to bring Saddam Hussein's regime to its knees. As was the case 12 years ago, victory required significant fighting on the ground. As with many other systems, in the immediate aftermath of the first Gulf War, the performance of cruise missiles like the Tomahawk was overrated. At the time, the U.S. military reported...

GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 03/26/03 - STRIKE VIDEOS, Baghdad, Karbala, Najaf, Yousifiya, Nasiriyah, Basra BREAKING: STRIKE VIDEOS Iraqi GPS jammer destroyed Iraqi patrol boat destroyed R republican guard tank destroyed BREAKING: STRIKE IMAGES Palace guard facility Special Security facility Iraqi Intelligence facility BREAKING: IMAGES OF FREEDOM THE MEDIA MAY HAVE MISSED Baghdad - Saddam as Palace as Ozymandius Baghdad - War Crimes against Civilians Baghdad - War Crimes against the Iraqi people Baghdad - War Crimes against POWs Baghdad - Shuffle at the top Karbala - Incredible weather Najaf, Yousifiya Nasiriyah - Ambush of Heroes Southern...