“It’s Already Captured” — How British SAS Made a $80M US Assault Plan All For Nothing
Britain At Arms
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March 2003. Western Iraq. American commanders were planning an $80 million assault with 1,200 troops to capture a heavily fortified Iraqi communications facility — until 16 British SAS soldiers radioed in at dawn with three words: "It's already captured." How did sixteen men, crawling through a minefield everyone said was impassable, accomplish in 11 minutes what the Pentagon said would take days and cost millions?
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“It’s Already Captured” — How British SAS Made a $80M US Assault Plan All For Nothing
Britain At Arms
18,766 views
March 2003. Western Iraq. American commanders were planning an $80 million assault with 1,200 troops to capture a heavily fortified Iraqi communications facility — until 16 British SAS soldiers radioed in at dawn with three words: "It's already captured." How did sixteen men, crawling through a minefield everyone said was impassable, accomplish in 11 minutes what the Pentagon said would take days and cost millions?