[BlackThornn]

I get my numbers from independent news sources, WeaponX. Outside the bush administration's sphere of influence and as closed to unbiased as you can get.

Ever heard of Reuters?

ArabNews (Saudi.. it's very interesting to see the progression of opinion columns from pro-coalition to anti as their correspondent gets further into Iraq)?

5-15000 Iraqi soldier dead comes from the US military estimates added up from CentCom breifing to CentCom breifing.

Civillian casualties are covered very thoroughly by most middle eastern sources, and I chose the most conservative number out of those.

As for me being Anti-American, you can stuff that, kid. I'm anti-Bush because the bastard stole the office from the american people and has lead us into an unjust war, and has worked along with his cabinet and that nazi John Ashcroft to strip away the freedoms of our nation. Have you READ Patriot Act II? That's what's unamerican. I'm excercising and trying to defend our citizen's rights and future safety.

Yes, the war went smoothly, for us. I'm sorry but the fact is the politicians above our army rushed us through it in order to get it over with before public opinion could shift in America like it has for the rest of the world. He had us tearass through the desert and leave our supply lines open to attack, he dropped CLUSTER BOMBS in civillian villiages, and his whole shock and awe campaign has killed thousands.. or did you think all those targets were empty and entirely free of civillians..?


You wanna know my plan? Fine.

1) Wait a further 90 days before having gone to war. Aquiesce in front of the Security Council and Mr. Blix repeatedly and grow more reluctant to do so each time. Then AFTER giving further repeated chances, petition congress to declare war legally at least in this country, instead of just passing some bill that lets the president declare it unilaterally.

2) Do not try and scrape together a rag-tag group of countries and only have three of them fight with us then call it a coalition of the willing. Make being in the coalition mean more than not ACTIVELY FIGHTING FOR SADDAM.

3) Instead of sending over half our army and 3 carrier groups over to stomp a poorly trained, badly equipped dictator's army and spreading our forces out all over the country. Advance over a period of weeks instead of months, set up foward bases to shorten supply lines and not allow Iraqi snipers to harry our convoys.

4) The Iraqi civillians harbor intense feelings of resentment toward us for ABANDONING THEM in 1991 and getting over 200,000 shi'ites killed when they tried to rebel the first time. Instead of bombing the hell out of the cities, cutting off the water and power, and skirting any real combat (Basra for the first week and a half, anyone?) I would drop leaflets the night before our forces advance on the city after a very limited number of surgical missile strikes on truly key targets. Taking out a few key facilities then attacking full force, likely inciting at least some degree of rebellion by showing some clout, would throw the enemy into more dissarray than hitting them repeatedly with thousands and thousands of tons of ordinance, and it would not give them the free tap of propaganda ammunition to spin it to the Iraqi people as a cowardly, merciless assault. Oh, and actually get the Humanitarian Aid to each city as it's liberated. Which would be possible since we instead of blazing over the desert highways established a southern front and took a little while. Open up the Northern front after Basra is eliminated, employ peshmerga help same as we have been.

5) Bombard to elimination for 24/7 the Nebuchadnezzar and Medina divisions (assuming that they were not called further foward in response to the slower progression) in the days before our forces reach the capital. Only these two forces. Then after they're gone drop leaflets over the city and over the republican gaurd positions basically saying simply "We held back.." or something imposing but being clear we're offering a way out. Instead of pandering for surrender for weeks.

6) Drop more leaflets on the city, showing the cities to the south (with already established police forces and utilities!) and urging Iraqis to desert and aid American and British forces. Attack Baghdad same as we did.

7) DON'T LET THE CITY FALL INTO ANARCHY AFTER WE FUCKING LIBERATE IT AND HAVE PRICELESS TREASURES FROM THE DAWN OF CIVILIZATION BE DESTROYED!

8) Tape Dubya's and Rummy's mouths shut. Let Blair do the talking.

9) Actually rebuild the country instead of abandoning it like we did Afghanistan.