saber11
03-10-2003, 11:36 AM
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/03/07/iraq/main543126.shtml
"Since the beginning of the year, U.S. and British jets patrolling the no-fly zones at Iraq's northern and southern ends have bombed 95 sites, according to press statements by the U.S. Central and European commands, compared to just five during the same period last year.
In all of 2002, there were 100 such attacks, and more than half of them occurred from October onwards — roughly coinciding with the U.S. push for "serious consequences" if Iraq failed to disarm"
I know they are pounding air defense sites with HARM missiles, and then fragging them with iron. Could this be part of "pre-war" plan? Soften up Iraqi air defense, claim it as "self-defense" but maybe fly in a confrontational way so that the Iraqi's light up air defense radars either for sams or guns.
"Since the beginning of the year, U.S. and British jets patrolling the no-fly zones at Iraq's northern and southern ends have bombed 95 sites, according to press statements by the U.S. Central and European commands, compared to just five during the same period last year.
In all of 2002, there were 100 such attacks, and more than half of them occurred from October onwards — roughly coinciding with the U.S. push for "serious consequences" if Iraq failed to disarm"
I know they are pounding air defense sites with HARM missiles, and then fragging them with iron. Could this be part of "pre-war" plan? Soften up Iraqi air defense, claim it as "self-defense" but maybe fly in a confrontational way so that the Iraqi's light up air defense radars either for sams or guns.