Daily Archive: March 27, 2003

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US/UK Troop Numbers Doubling

So it’s nice to see bald-faced confirmation of that Russian military intelligence analysis from a few days ago: US military chiefs confirmed plans to double their forces on the ground to more than 200,000...

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Perle Falls On His Sword

News is breaking that noted pro-war weasel Richard Perle has resigned from his Pentagon advisory committee. Seems like Perle’s predictions of a swift Iraqi capitulation as the throngs decked the invaders with garlands and...

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Scorching Iraq

U.S. Marines, moving through this still-contested city, opened fire at anything that moved Tuesday, leaving dozens of dead in their wake, at least some of them civilians. Helicopter gunships circled overhead, unleashing Hellfire missiles...

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More Military Acronyms

OODAs, MEFs, and LOCs, oh my! The “Shock and Awe” campaign failed completely. The traditional term of “Mass” has not been used by ground forces. Air power has supplied the mass, while the ground...