[Vision2020] Not quite so easy

[Bob Hoffmann]

At 07:38 AM 3/25/2003 -0800, Carl Westberg wrote:
>In the weeks and months leading up to the war, the Bush administration 
>managed to convince many, and perhaps most, of the American populace that 
>this campaign would be like a hot knife through butter.  The knife seems 
>to be cold, and the butter would appear to be frozen solid.  Of course our 
>military might will eventually prevail, but at what cost?

At the onset of every war, "The troops will be home by Christmas."  U.S. 
casualties vs. Iraqi casualties; U.S. advance vs. Iraqi defense/retreat 
indicate that this war will indeed be a push-over.  At least in its 
conventional phase.  If, as military sources indicate, 200,000 troops will 
be required to occupy Iraq after a "victory," that is when U.S. starts to 
see genuine losses in this war.  U.S. troops will be targets for guerilla 
fighters of (at least) three different ethnic backgrounds.  America will 
have indeed found a way to unite Iraqis in a common goal.


Bob Hoffmann
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