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As I stated, this was a very situational planning and a very situational war. However, given Rumsfeld's interference, I don't think Gen Franks had a choice but to count on Iraqi incompetence.
You've could tell that he took some very big risks. Risks that I don't think he would have made if he were facing another army. 3-7Cav wouldn't have made that far of advance that fast. Basra would have been destroyed, not bypassed. The 187 Bde wouldn't have dropped and sat around waiting. The LOCs would have been swept clean. And there would not have been a pause. And after walking into 5 ambushes, you think you would slow down and find out what you're doing wrong.
I was amazed that the Americans didn't repeat a tactic that was used in the Kuwait War and one which we initially thought of in VII Corps at the Fulda Gap. Drop a supply depot in FRONT of the advancing column. That way, you don't wait for your supplies to catch up to you but rather waiting for you.
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