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To: tejek who wrote (166278)	3/30/2003 6:10:16 PM
From: i-node	Respond to of 1581693

"I really do believe we will be greeted as liberators," I think the media accounts of today seem to support this idea. Certainly, the people in southern Iraq are at first frightened by the American & British military. But from what I've seen, once they come to understand why they're there, they warm up quickly. We're a very short time into the war -- well short of two weeks. It is early to be ruling out the idea that Iraqis will be celebrating their newfound freedom. After all, at this early point in the war, they are not exactly feeling like a people whom have just been freed.

To: tejek who wrote (166278)	4/1/2003 9:15:28 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1581693

If U.S. forces run into trouble as they close in on Baghdad, there are scant units in reserve to rescue them. Rescue them from what? This isn't a few rangers in a Black Hawk down scenario, its divisions backed by tremendous air power. Meanwhile a lot of the IRaqi strength is dispersed into small groups, suited to hide or harrass but not overrun large US formations. The Republican guard divisions around Baghdad don't have the ability to really take it to the American forces, at worst they can fight to the bitter end but you won't see our lines getting pushed back or any large unit getting outflanked or cut off. Tim