Sierra Mike
04-03-2003, 12:44 PM
...notice how the tune suddenly changes, and everyone starts writing such epistles as, I always knew they sucked?
From The Slate:
It came as a surprise—presumably no less to Iraqi commanders than to American commentators—when the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division and the 1st Marine Division launched their final push toward Baghdad Tuesday night, aiming to punch through the Republican Guard's most built-up defenses. The surprise was that the move came before U.S. reinforcements, especially from the 4th Infantry Division, had arrived in the field. The concern is whether a mere two divisions, plus elements from the 101st Airborne and the 2nd Armored, can do the job. The good news, though, is that the Republican Guards aren't very good and never really have been.
Read all about it at Where the Elite Meet Defeat (http://slate.msn.com/id/2081055/)
I hope the Iraqi information minister finds time to read this.
SM
From The Slate:
It came as a surprise—presumably no less to Iraqi commanders than to American commentators—when the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division and the 1st Marine Division launched their final push toward Baghdad Tuesday night, aiming to punch through the Republican Guard's most built-up defenses. The surprise was that the move came before U.S. reinforcements, especially from the 4th Infantry Division, had arrived in the field. The concern is whether a mere two divisions, plus elements from the 101st Airborne and the 2nd Armored, can do the job. The good news, though, is that the Republican Guards aren't very good and never really have been.
Read all about it at Where the Elite Meet Defeat (http://slate.msn.com/id/2081055/)
I hope the Iraqi information minister finds time to read this.
SM