They also tend to forget that the 4th Infantry Division (remember the other heavy armor unit that was suppose to attack from Turkey) should be unloading in Kuwait/Umm Qasr in the next few days. Not to mention the 101st is finally getting into action.
American Combat strength will only increase, while the Iraqi strength can only decrease.
True once we get to Baghdada there are only 4 options.
1.) Turn around, apologize, and retreat from the country (not going to happen).
2.) Direct frontal assault with "light" units and no preparations to minimize civilain casulties. (again not very likely). But the Coalition would end up taking massive losses in house to house fighting, due to self imposed restrictions.
3.) Encircle Baghdad, and cut it off from outside supplies. And then simply wait. Baghdad is not a self sustaining city, and supplies are limited. This is probably the best solution in regards to Coalition and Civilain casulties. But we will of course catch a world of bad PR because we are "starving the poor Iraqi people to death".
4.) Encircle Baghdad, conduct large scale assault preparations with artillery and massive generalized air strikes, and use a full frontal assualt with eveyrthing we have. The traditional method. Basically what the Russians did in Grozny a couple of years ago (of course they had UN approval for that war didn't they?
) Very bloody and destructive to the civilian population and infrastructure, but less risk to Coalition troops than option #3.
So which do YOU think will happen?
