[Mark W. Tonner]

I was wondering how long it would take before the Marines offered to help topple the statue in Bagdad, the Iraqi's were sure determined to bring it down, although their rope was a bit to short the first time around.

Would be nice if CNN could simply say 'Armoured Recovery Vehicle' instead of everything else they called it, their Military Experts must have been on an extended coffee break during that time.

Quite the firefight at the University only two km from there while all this was going on in the square, apparently no Marine casualties, the last I heard.

Me thinks it's all just about said and done, for the most part.

Question, just where is or has been the Iraqi standing army through all of this, did they ever exist or is it just all been smoke and mirrors, on the part of the regime? I know that the thugs have blended into the general population, but I don't think they'll be safe for long, before someone will recognize someone and, well, you know how that goes.....................