> assigned to an army. Or better yet, that should > have > been assigned to the IRANIAN army.
I'm not so sure that would have been the most successful or wisest choices. Iran is not exactly popular amongst secular Arab leaders, being both Shi'a AND fundie Islamic government. Besides which, the only other choice we had in attacking Baghdad was through Turkey, and they refused to allow us. If you recall the 1st Infantry Division was supposed to invade from the north, pick up forces amongst the local Kurdish fighters, and close in on Baghdad from both the South AND the North, effectively enveloping the city. Of course Turkey refused to allow the US to stage from their terretory, so the division had to be re-routed. Eventually we landed the 173rd Abn Brg as well as Spec Ops to cut off the north. A plan WAS in place, but local politics got in the way. Ultimately, what the Army, Marines, and other Allied forces accomplished with the forces at hand was tremendous. Of course it helped that the Iraqi army had no spine. Damon. ===== ------------------------------------------------------------ Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum." http://www.geocities.com/garrand.geo/index.html Now Building: ------------------------------------------------------------ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
