Retired Gen. Barry R. McCaffrey said the Army and Marine forces converging on the Republican Guard south of Baghdad will have no choice but to continue to attack those Iraqi defenders. "We've got no option, we're committed," he said. But, he added, "I wouldn't go into Baghdad before I had another armored division come up into my rear."

On a more serious note, this comes from a back-of-the-Washington Post article that gives a more realistic (ie pessimistic) prediction from the Pentagon about the length of our stay in Iraq, the difficulties we'll be facing, etc. I've asked my brother to send me a link.
- tom moody 3-27-2003 7:25 pm

heres the link, cornholio.
- dave 3-27-2003 7:58 pm [add a comment]

Another back-of-the-WaPost story with quotes from military people expressing amazement at how hard the Iraqis are fighting back.

Enemy gunners on rooftops and balconies had apparently been alerted to the approaching helicopters by dozens of cell phone calls made by a network of observers, the sources said.

"We're dealing with a country in which everybody has a weapon, and when they fire them all in the air at the same time, it's tough," [Lt. Gen.] Wallace said.

RFP: Munition, Radio Tracking, GSM
- mark 3-29-2003 12:38 am [add a comment]