Quote Originally Posted by MattC86 View Post
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Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I can't possibly see how attacking from Turkey with the 4th ID instead of with just some Special Forces units would have made all the difference.

Matt
Plus a troop increase of about 25% on the ground. They would've secured Mosul and Tikrit among other places leaving the 101st available for Baghdad. Their deployment through Turkey would've sent political shock waves through a lot of places. Think about it.