Replies to post #9503 on Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

[Tom K]

Yes I do, but I don't agree we you're presumption.

Saddam is planning to use battlefield chemical weapons, no doubt. I don't believe he has a functional nuclear weapon at this time. The best guesses I've heard is that he three years away from that, thank God.

My guess is that the U.S. will focus on pounding the Republican Guard early on, especially those inside of the city of Baghdad and Saddam's known strongholds. It's likely our special forces will be inside the city lasing targets. I've heard of one plan that sounds credible - an attack on the RG from inside out (air), not from outside in (storming the city). Don't be surprised if the conventional Iraqu (non RG) forces go untouched. They won't be attacked unless they fail to surrender.