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April 03, 2003
Baghdad: Outside In and Inside Out
This analysis compares General Franks' strategy to some historical battles and claims that the "pause" was deliberate. How did the coalition forces get so far so fast, considering that as late as Monday they appeared to be stalled in their advance north, and questioning of the war plan ruled the day? A bit of military history will help to explain it, as will some necessary corrections to the view of coalition forces leader General Tommy Franks as an unimaginative general officer.Great read. Posted By Judith (Kesher Talk) at April 3, 2003 03:40 PM | TrackBack Comments
Brilliant piece . . .thanks for sharing. Posted by: SunDevilDog at April 3, 2003 03:54 PMWhy do I think the critics (read: former critics) will be saying that this is the exact plan they would have implemented had Congress, Joint Chiefs, prior superior officers been smart enough to recongize their military genuis? Posted by: jamesbray at April 3, 2003 04:00 PMGreat stuff. I surmise the hand of a pro behind this writing. Probably Prussian Junker background. Some element of German Intellingence. Probably Naval. Canaris, like. Salute. Posted by: KIM at April 3, 2003 04:02 PMHeh-heh: 'This has brought US forces to the immediate outskirts of Baghdad in 48 hours - a move that "informed" French military observers writing in Le Monde (Monday) estimated might take another month of fighting. The French, it seems, are a bit hard at learning.' People underestimated Franks because he didn't have the presense or communicative skills of Schwartzkopf. Doesn't matter. He's brilliant. Posted by: Cowboy Bob at April 3, 2003 04:15 PMOne thing the pundits don't seem to take into account, including the retired military advisors, who should know better. By advancing so far, so fast, the Coalition forces succeeded in pinning the Iraqi forces in place. They couldn't advance without being pounded by both air and land forces in the open. They couldn't retreat without giving up even more ground, and still be subject to killing air attacks. The best way to destroy an opposing force is to first deny it the ability to maneuver. Pinned down as those units were, they were dead before the first airstrike was launched, or the first artillery round was fired. They just didn't know it yet. They know it now. Posted by: Owain at April 3, 2003 04:41 PMAfter victory, I would like to see the "critics" apologize and confess that they are incompetent, return whatever fees they ontained, and STFU from now on. Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever) at April 3, 2003 04:52 PMAt this point - - -GET FUCKED THE LOT OF YOU! Posted by: Tonks at April 3, 2003 07:14 PMUmm...that's helpful, Tonks. Thanks for participating. Post a comment
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