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To: FaultLine who wrote (9605)	11/10/2001 7:37:01 AM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (2) of 281500

is it just me or is this truly ridiculous? FL, it is ridiculous. 8,000 bombs will not win a war or real estate. after 100,000s of bombs and even more artillery rounds, the soviets lost 800 men taking two blocks in the neighborhood of steglitz in berlin. they lost several times that number capturing one train station. this is big time serious stuff and mass casualties are likely at some point. the bombing is insufficient but deadly and diminishes enemy troop strength and supplies while retaining our own. since the press are denied access to special operations, i am convinced they are pushing for more conventional action so they can use their cameras. are the reporters simply bored? the current troop strengths have been discussed a bit at the last 2 pentagon briefings. seems the enemy has about a 3x1 positive ratio against us in the areas we want to attack. our tactics require us to have at least a 3x1 positive ratio in our favor when attacking an entrenched enemy with conventional forces. clearly, it will take a while to get there and much work remains for the bombs to do. as jj pointed out, the distances make it difficult. as soon as we get an airfield, look for a large deployment of our artillery units to reinforce the bombing campaign. we will need the artillery. air power alone will not suffice to cover our larger infantry units in an attack. we are not yet in the exploitation phase. we are still prepping for an assault imo. i do like the reports of them pulling back...a clear indication of an effective bombing campaign. the departure from their reinforced fighting positions makes them even more vulnerable to our aircraft. but one pullback does not end this war. if bin laden expected to suck a big American unit into an ambush...he is not getting his wish. all the while his forces and supplies are being reduced hourly. i sincerely hope they do not all fight to the death. uw

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