> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gautam Mukunda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 01:45 PM
> To: Killer Bs Discussion
> Subject: Re: Who is the sheriff?
> 
> 
> --- Dan Minette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > So, the next two days are important for this, right?
> >  If they start
> > redeploying to Baghdad now, then the chances of
> > doing this are greatly
> > reduced.
> 
> Yes, very much so.  According to NPR this morning, 
> interestingly enough, Baghdad is _not_ being fortified.  I 
> don't quite know what to make of that.

The Mongolian Defense?  (Show an obvious weakness to draw in your opponent, but be 
deployed to react to such a move)

> It's one of mine, but not the worst.  The urban
> fighting they seem to have something of a handle on,
> at least conceptually.  _My_ nightmare scenario is
> that as US troops get close to Baghdad, Saddam
> releases VX on the population and proclaims that we
> did.  Or even smallpox.

That's certainly on my list of nightmares.

-j-
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