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To: unclewest who wrote (88211)	3/31/2003 4:58:53 AM
From: kumar	Respond to of 281500

Thank you sir! I am better educated now. BTW, I dont always believe what the media says. In my experience, it takes about 24 hours before reality is known.

To: unclewest who wrote (88211)	3/31/2003 5:34:11 AM
From: kumar	Respond to of 281500

Consolidating on objectives is also classic American tactics Would this be why the 3-7th Cavalry is kinda stationed, not moving, some miles out of Baghdad ? media says "its a standoff" - we want to get them out of the city, they want us to get into the city.

To: unclewest who wrote (88211)	3/31/2003 12:53:50 PM
From: NickSE	Respond to of 281500

UW, thanks for your insight. Here's a bit more on the current strategy... Consolidating on objectives is also classic American tactics, as is rear area security and clean up after an attack. New Strategy Slower And More Methodical washingtonpost.com .....As they pause, regroup and reconsider their strategy, Army commanders in Iraq are reaching back to the conceptual approach used during that war under his tutelage. U.S. officers are less likely to roll the dice -- as with the "decapitation" cruise missile strike aimed at Iraqi President Saddam Hussein that opened the new war March 19 -- and more inclined to take time to amass their forces while airstrikes "prepare the battlefield" for their attack. Under this approach, the two Army divisions engaged in Iraq probably will resupply and consolidate their positions for days or weeks before they attack the six Republican Guard divisions guarding the approaches to Baghdad. When that big battle comes, they will want to destroy the Republican Guard before moving on the capital, and that again is going to take time. Before entering Baghdad they also want to wait for the arrival of the tank-heavy 4th Infantry Division, which is moving to Kuwait from its base at Fort Hood, Tex.....