Jack Linthicum wrote:
Ed Rasimus wrote:

Targeting was of military installations, C3I facilities and Sadaam's
palaces/headquarters. Places like Republican Guards Hq, main
thoroughfare bridges, military supply dumps, communications facilities
and missile batteries were hit with PGMs and generally without
collateral damage. Target servicing rates were high, coalition losses
were low and Pk was incredible compared to earlier conflicts with
which both you and I, Walt are familiar.

I wasn't particularly shocked, but I sure was awed.

It was definitely not a carpet bombing campaign. It was counter-force,
not counter-value. It was precise and although there is no doubt that
innocents died, it was well focussed. It was also well observed by
media which is not necessarily favorable to the operation.

Please describe the effects of this event, did anyone surrender? Did
the populace flee in the streets seeking shelter? Did any of the
"bunker busters" bunk a buster? Were any of the "precision targets"
actually targets, or just guesses based on those people who were
waiting with the flowers?

Actually, it seemed like the civilian populace reacted with "Hey,
they're blowing up Saddam's stuff. That's good. I wonder what's for
dinner?"

As for the effects of the event, it significantly cut down on the
ability of Saddam's brigades to counterattack inbound Allied forces.
The objective wasn't to get Iraqi civilians to surrender en masse.

"Bunk a buster"...heheheh...I just got that.