| I think the Ground War was conducted masterfully. 3ID's rush to Baghdad was uncomparable to any other action in modern warfare. They literally cut through Iraq's ragtag defenses like a hot knife through butter. The only improvement, in my opinion, would be to streamline the logistical tail. A Mech Infantry/Tank Division can only travel as fast and as far as it's fuel. I think if we hadn't outrun our fuel supply at times, we would have been in Baghdad much sooner.
On a darker note, the transition from Saddam's old Regime to the new Free Iraq Government has had it's ups and downs. The US Military of the 21st Century isn't designed for occupation duty. We're designed to overwhelm the enemy using superior fire and manuever, taking huge chunks of ground enroute to our final objective. Infantrymen are right alongside scouts, tankers, and artillerymen conducting patrols through urban areas. Thankfully, the number of US casualties has dramatically decreased in frequency since the first few months after the ground war. It seems the "holdouts" from the old regime are more interested in killing thier own people. The rift between the Sunnis and the Shiites in Iraq will inevitably lead to huge problems for the New Iraqi government when we hand over authority at the end of June.
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\"Each man will charge forward to the very end, irrespective of the cost in casualties. There will be no halt and no retreat. There will only be the assault and the advance. - Gen Israel Tal Israel,1967\"
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