9:45
Nothing new to report, although troops are now within 50 miles of Baghdad

written at 5:45 or so...
Currently, I do not have access to web, so I have no idea what Turkey has been up to or if they have been up to something, if it made the wires or the news. As far as I know, Turkey has refrained from sending troops into Iraq although that maybe have changed in the last 24-odd hours (doubtful)...

Troops are now within sixty miles of Baghdad, although bogged down in fighting and with supply lines open and unprotected whilist the Iraqis are acting as terrorists, as far as I'm concerned, it's an open question whether they are diehard supporters of Saddam or actually cilivians who are viewing the invasion as a colonial military action. It's foolish to believe that the coalition will not spark Arab indignity, with Arab CW seeing going from Saddam's boot to Coalition (read British and American) Governorship...which wealthy donor of the Republician cause will be named Viceroy of Iraq while rebuilding takes place? Or perhaps Bush will name Al Gore, giving him the booby prize for losing the presidential office...