soc.history.war.misc

Could Operation Iraqi Freedom have been waged differently to be successful long
ago?
http://home.pacbell.net/veterans/i-5years.htm

TOPIC: General George S. Patton waged heroic combat against some of the most
hardened German divisions in the Middle East to defeat all enemy opposition and
pacify the entire region to make it commercially viable in less than three
months. Today, five years after the start of Iraqi Freedom -- and four
commanders later -- the US and Coalition forces still have not arrested enemy
opposition norestablished a commercial environment in which Iraqi oil on the
marketwould immediately lower gas prices and relieve financial pressures on
theworld market.

QUESTION 1/10: Do you feel the current and previous U.S. Armycommanders in
charge of Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003 to 2008) wereequal in compe...

http://home.pacbell.net/veterans/i-5years.htm

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