A Quick look

Robert Fisk says Iraq Will Become a Quagmire for the Americans
Daily Kos says Quagmire? Not Yet, but does proceed to outline recent propaganda.

A quick view of massive problems that lie ahead. Who said this was going to be easy?
Americans stunned by U.S. casualties, POWs in Iraq

A random sampling found Americans fearful, angry and even indignant at those who thought war would be easy.
..."I can't believe anyone is surprised by the casualties," said Nicholas Anton of Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin. "If anyone thought the Iraqis were going to be flag-waving and welcoming us, they were wrong. That crazy euphoria everyone had in the beginning was very short-lived, and now people have to deal with the consequences of a real war."

Franks' war strategy in Iraq deemed full of risks

Military analysts said on Monday that Franks, the head of U.S. Central Command, may be taking unnecessary risks in the strategy he is employing, including stretching supply lines, allowing concentrations of enemy forces in the rear of his advancing troops, and using an invasion force that simply may be too small for the task at hand.

Atrios finds this:

Defence experts have warned up to 12,000 allied forces may be killed in the battle for Baghdad.
One expert said yesterday a force of up to 120,000 soldiers would be needed to capture the Iraqi capital and 10 per cent could die in the fight. more

As "Where is Raed" servers bog down, CNN finds him:
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