I am skeptical about the horn-rims Sadaam picture, myself. There are only rumors about the effect of the "decapitation" strike. It would be good, given there IS a war on, if we could in fact have succeeded in disrupting their lines of command so high, so early.

The bombardment of Baghdad has so far been highly restrained, a softening of the enemy mind, with less than 100 missiles sent in, compared to the several thousand they were bragging about as the initial bombardment planned. The possible reasons for this change are 2, that I can see: one is to unsettle enemy forces by gaining unpredictability. The other -- far more hopeful -- is that the possibility of accomplishing the mission of the campaign without massive force might be in view. They are trying hard to keep civilian harm to a minimum within the constraints of their military goal.

Only time will tell.

I think we should let them have their ltitle war just now, and concentrate on getting our Bill of Rights back from a near death experience.


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