Carl, June 10, 2003
(1) An attack on Iraq would involve more than 100,000 troops.
(2) The Iraqi soldiers would fight back, but they would be quickly defeated.
(3) The real problem would be the occupation of the country after the war.
Carl, October 4, 2002:
P.S. Did you bother to read the US Army College account of the Israeli siege of Beirut? See #reply-18070975 for a taste of what Baghdad would be like. Except that the Baathists would be fighting on their own territory and therefore more likely to receive support from the civilians, have had more time to prepare positions, started with much more weapons, and far outnumber the Palestinians. Despite the differences, all of which suggest that the siege of Beirut is easy compared to the siege of Baghdad, the Israelis attacked with 70,000 men. This is why any realistic US attack would require at least 250,000 -- and a draft to get to a million if it turns into an occupation vs guerilla conflict.
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