Iraq Faces Massive U.S. Missile Barrage

CBS News is reporting, "If the Pentagon sticks to its current war plan, one day in March the Air Force and Navy will launch between 300 and 400 cruise missiles at targets in Iraq," more missiles than "were launched during the entire 40 days of the first Gulf War."

"'There will not be a safe place in Baghdad,' said one Pentagon official who has been briefed on the plan."

The report mentions that this continual bombardment is part of a "Shock and Awe" plan that will hopefully encourage key Iraqi military officers and troops to give up before they can mount any resistance. Harlan Ullman, a principal architect of this brand of warfare, explains that the purpose is to "take the city down. By that I mean you get rid of their power, water."

Interesting, especially since a few million civilians also happen to live in Baghdad. But remember: we don't want to harm the people of Iraq. According to Rumsfeld, "We favor the people of that country."

Update: According to ABC News, the Air Force is "seriously concerned about the public relations backlash from an expected high level of collateral damage" once the missiles start flying.