Heather,
The biggest surprises to me about this war so far are:
1. The speed of the coalition advance to the Baghdad area (historically amazing)
2. The light number of coalition casualties
3. The attempt to preserve the Iraqi infrastructure
4. The inability of Iraq to shoot down planes
I have had to adjust my perceptions to the positive side. It has been MUCH BETTER planned than I hoped for. Saddam isn't really doing anything differently this time than last - POWs on TV, etc. we've all seen before. I don't see a single thing has happened that indicates an error in planning or a misjudgement.
Though it's quite possible the war could be over much quicker, it should surprise no one if it lasted another month or even more.
I agree with Rox that peace in the middle east is laughable.
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