War's Military, Political Goals Begin to Diverge
By Rick Atkinson and Thomas E. Ricks Washington Post Foreign Service Sunday, March 30, 2003
... The tactics used by the U.S. forces [going forward] are likely to be tougher, both on the ground and in the air. With siege warfare looming at Najaf and other cities, the U.S. military may soon find itself seeking to use tactics that carry political risks for the administration.
"We're not going to catapult diseased cattle into the city or anything like that," said one planner. "But there's a question of what you can do and what you should do."
He cited the example of knocking out electrical power, which the military can do. But, he added, "Do you want to see pictures on CNN of the baby who died because power to the incubator was cut off?" ...
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Carl
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