Another point about going in with a larger force is that it would have been much more difficult logistically. In sounds like the supply lines were stretched just to their limit at the beginning of the sprint to Baghdad as is. I assume those units were brought rapidly to the edge of Baghdad to block the Republican Guard from moving south and interfering with oil wells or any other operations including attacking with the supply line.
How many more trucks, ships, oil, etc. would it have taken to supply another heavy infantry division so early in the campaign?
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