--- Erik Reuter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 11:37:52AM -0800, Gautam > Mukunda wrote: > > > For all practical purposes a nation the size of > California has been > > defeated by one British and the equivalent of > about 3+ American > > Divisions. > > Already defeated? Are you sure you're not counting > your chickens before > they're hatched? I hope you're right, but I fear > there may be some > serious fighting yet to come.
> "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I think there will probably be significant fighting yet to come - but I think it is also clear that the forces in theater are more than sufficient to defeat Iraq's armies in the field. They might retreat to Baghdad and try and make life difficult for us, but they can't _win_ on the battlefield, at least. They can just delay their loss for a little while - probably not even that long. This is an astonishing feat. I do hope that the people who were criticizing the plan as a failure feel at least a little embarassed, though - I find it amazing that so many members of the media (although not the general public which was, as usual, far wiser than so-called elites) were panicked because victory did not come instantaneously. Gautam __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://tax.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
