US Marines – With Task Force Tarawa south of Baghdad.
- Virginian Pilot: Heat, boredom are enemies of Charlie Company
US Marines – With the Marines outside Baghdad.
- Washington Post: Troops Pause After Battle in ‘Hell on Earth’
Background – Strategy – John Keegan criticises Saddam’s strategy, and describes what it should have been.
- Daily Telegraph: Saddam’s utter collapse shows this has not been a real war