Basra Siege May Be Blueprint for Baghdad

AP Online | April 7, 2003| | Copyright

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British commanders are pointing to their deliberately drawn-out siege of Basra as a possible blueprint for capturing Baghdad with a minimum of casualties and damage.

Strangling the Iraqi capital of 5 million people into submission would undoubtedly be more difficult than blockading the smaller southern city, but the lesson from Basra is that a cautious approach sometimes pays off.

British troops had played a waiting game at Basra's outskirts since the war's early days, hoping Iraqi forces inside would crumble without a ...

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