Risky Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz and Perle Strategy Becoming Obvious

The military plan being pursued by the U.S. is coming under fire as overly optimistic assumptions have been revealed.

Knowledgeable defense and administration officials say Rumsfeld and his civilian aides at first wanted to commit no more than 60,000 American troops to the war on the assumption that the Iraqis would capitulate in two days.

"If these guys fight and fight hard for Baghdad, with embedded Baathists stiffening their resistance at the point of a gun, then we are up the creek," said one retired general.

Dr. John Collins, a retired Army colonel and former chief researcher for the Library of Congress, said the worst scenario would be sending American troops to fight for Baghdad. He said every military commander since Sun Tzu, the ancient Chinese strategist, has hated urban warfare.

The New York Times reveals the current battle for Baghdad strategy..

There is criticism expressed or implied in both articles of the attack helicopter attack on the Republican guard that resulted in the loss of one and damage to thirty.