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[bryant]

In the first week of the war, we haven’t seen:

• Widespread civilian casualities
• Evidence of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction
• Iraqi forces rolling over and surrendering en masse
• Worldwide terrorist attacks
• The fall of Tony Blair’s government
• Coalition troops in the streets of Baghdad
• Saddam’s head on a pike

On the other hand, North Korea’s still rattling the old sabers, so some expectations haven’t been confounded.

Unrest continues in Southern Iraq; there are reports of an uprising against Saddam in Basra, however. While the quick dash for Baghdad failed, it’s not clear that this represents a serious setback. It looks like the next few days are going to be dedicated to shoring up the coalition position before we launch the attack on Baghdad proper. The troops badly need rest.

Northern Iraq, meanwhile, is a big question mark. Anyone’s guess as to what’s going on up there.

Comments

[genitiggie.livejournal.com]

point 1: until they hit a market
point : you forget, the british government doesn't *need* support

[bryant]

Heh.

I know this is gonna sound horrible, but I can't consider one market widespread. While this war is unjust, I must give the military credit for the fact that Baghdad still has electricity and water. I honestly didn't think it would be possible to drop bombs with such precision.

On the other hand, it won't surprise me if the post-war civilian casualty count is a good deal higher than we're being told right now.