] This war is a test of the concepts behind the theory of
] "effects-based warfare".
]
] This is the new "in-phrase" in military circles - the
] idea that you can achieve military goals by carefully
] selecting critical groups of targets whose destruction
] could effectively collapse the regime and disorientate
] its armed forces, thus avoiding the need to defeat the
] Iraqi military unit by unit.
]
] This is uncharted territory.
]
] The US planners are putting great store in their capacity
] for swift movement and the ability of their air power to
] deliver whatever the commanders on the ground need.

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