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...enemy territory humbly, stripped of all banners, including the Stars and Stripes. This seemed slightly un-American - we're flag crazed to the point of silliness - and entirely appropriate; liberation, not conquest, was the stated purpose of the war. And so, when the Marines captured their first town, Umm Qasr, and the American flag was reflexively raised in triumph, it was quickly hauled down. In the early hours of Operation Iraqi Freedom, its diplomacy was as stunning as its precision: from the reluctance to use maximum force for the first few nights to the patient efforts to secure a mass...
...Iraqi president called upon his country to fight the American invaders. This is his second broadcast since the U.S. strike against him. Saddam referred to the heroic Iraqi resistance against the American-led invasion, and specifically mentioned the battle to defend the southern Iraqi port of Umm Qasr-a fierce fight that had received much news attention throughout Sunday. That reference alone appeared to be fairly solid proof that Saddam had indeed survived the March 20th blitz...
...Saddam mentioned no specific date but referred to the resistance of "today and before today." After Saddam mentioned the Umm Qasr battle, he proceeded to cite by name numerous Iraqi soldiers who proved their heroism in the defense of the city. He also saluted the residents of Basra, the largest city in southern Iraq, as well as Iraqis living in Baghdad and the northern city of Mosul. "O heroic mujahedeen, hit your enemy hard!" Saddam said. "O noble Iraqis, with your strength and spirit of jihad, hit him so that he cannot commit more crimes against you, your nation...
...shock-and-awe" air campaign that U.S. commanders had held off on for the past 48 hours, and ground troops advanced deep into Iraq. At the same time, U.S. and British ground forces moved into southern and central Iraq, having seized Iraq's only deep-water port at Umm Qasr and begun fighting for control of Basra, the capital of Shiite southern Iraq. Air strikes have also blasted targets in the key northern cities of Mosul and Kirkuk, where unconfirmed reports also suggest U.S. airborne troops may have seized control of important oilfields. Now, as we move into the next...
Although coalition forces encountered some significant resistance at Umm Qasr and elsewhere in the south, the military units on which Saddam is depending to stand and fight have been deployed closer to Baghdad. The crucial indicator of how long and bloody this war will be is likely to come over the next week as U.S. and British forces come face to face with Republican Guard units deployed along the approaches to the capital. Saddam and his generals knew they could not stop the U.S. and British forces at Iraq's borders; their game plan has been to force a bloody...