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To: willcousa who wrote (65388)	8/27/2002 8:18:49 PM
From: mitch-c	Read Replies (1) of 70976

The problem with a southern scenario is that Kuwait offers insufficient strategic depth to deploy a force - even assuming they'd let us. With Saudi Arabia to the south of Iraq, and Iran to the east, there is only a limited geographic corridor - the Iraqi coastline - over which to attack directly. That's why I started looking at deployment possibilities in nothern Iraq. Such a move can benefit from surprise, an established no-fly zone, a sympathetic (Kurdish) local population, and possibly terrain advantages. However, the logistics tail for a significant ground force might be difficult to maintain -- which is why I still think the SOF/air support approach is more likely. - Mitch

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