Where US forces are now...

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2003-03-29 01:13am

Green is Coalition Forces' advances in the last 7 days, blue is contested
areas where Kurdish forces are fighting Saddam's troops with the aid
of the 101st

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2003-03-29 01:17am

Shaded area on map shows the 95 percent of Iraq where coalition has air supremacy

Post by **K. A. Pital** » 2003-03-29 02:08am

The Coaltion has air supremacy all over Iraq. Or you think some machinegun AA is a serious threat?

Post by **Vympel** » 2003-03-29 02:11am

By lack of air supremacy, they probably mean that there are SAM systems there that have yet to be neutralized. They haven't even been used though. Iraq is pulling a Yugoslavia 99. Expect big SAM useage when the Battle for Baghdad beings. Not that it'll help.

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2003-03-29 02:11am

GrandAdmiralPrawn wrote:For not having air supremacy in the middle, we sure are bombing the shiznit outta Baghdad...

That's B-2s and Cruise Missiles

Post by **K. A. Pital** » 2003-03-29 02:25am

Vympel
I don't think it's SAM systems will help Iraq out. I don't think anything can help it out.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-03-29 02:53am

Stas Bush wrote:Vympel
I don't think it's SAM systems will help Iraq out. I don't think anything can help it out.

The media's constant "why haven't we won yet?" and playing every casualty for what it's worth is doing a bang-up job of helping them out.

Post by **K. A. Pital** » 2003-03-29 02:56am

Frank Hipper
If UN seriously messes with US and recognises their actions as agression, that will save Iraq, at least for a while. But this is unlikely. UN is slow to react. And many fear the US.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-03-29 03:07am

Stas Bush wrote:Frank Hipper
If UN seriously messes with US and recognises their actions as agression, that will save Iraq, at least for a while. But this is unlikely. UN is slow to react. And many fear the US.

I don't believe I got my point across. Constant media coverage is having an adverse affect on how the average person in the street thinks about this war. Doubts as to how the war was planned are not doing any good for Bush, or Gen. Franks as well.
There were some rather interesting exchanges tonight on Larry King's show that could be taken as hints to in-fighting at the highest levels, ALREADY! Apparently, Bush is already laying a foundation to place any blame for poor planning on Franks.

Post by **K. A. Pital** » 2003-03-29 03:11am

Apparently, Bush is already laying a foundation to place any blame for poor planning on Franks.

Oh, teh split in the higher command?

That may help the Iraqis out.
But WTH GB is so foolish? He'll become even more unpleasant if some split occurs there on top.