Background – Strategy – William Arkin critiques the war to date.
- Los Angeles Times: Too Little Shock, Not Enough Awe
Background – Strategy – James Dunnigan on what lessons from history are influencing Saddam’s strategy.
- StrategyPage: What Saddam Learned from Serbia, Stalin and the SS
- StrategyPage: Saddam Succeeds with the Secret of Stalingrad
- StrategyPage: Saddam’s Plan For Victory
Background – Wargames – Austin Bay estimates the war will last 5-6 weeks, based on wargame simulations.
US Marines – The Marines get to put into practice the theory of the “Three Block War.”
Royal Marines – In the HQ of 3 Commando Brigade during Operation James in the city of Basra.
- Daily Telegraph: Marines plan the siege of Basra
- Daily Telegraph: Battle for streets of Basr
NAVINT – Antony Preston’s naval news from the United Kingdom, Australia, Singapore, France, Italy, and Romania.