[geoschmo]

Originally posted by tesco samoa:
u know i think that the Iraqi army is staying back for the reason that when this new 'democracy' comes they can take part in their 'slice'.

So far the price of this 'democracy' is a few thousand civilans dead, wounded or missing.

That is a fact.

The coalition made it clear from the start they wouldn't mind if the Iraqi Regular army and Republican Guard soldiers simply left their units and went home. The intention was always to destroy the regime from the top down as much as possible.

At this early stage there are very few "facts" available, but if you count the wounded civilians then a few thousand is a very realistic expectation. Of course every innocent casualty is tragic, but when the dust clears and some independant verification is possible I believe that the numbers of civilian dead will be astoundingly low considering the level of conflict that has taken place.

Geoschmo