] 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. BBC NEWS | Middle East | Comment: New US theory of war |