March 5, 2003
According to this CNN article, we're already flying 750 missions a day over southern Iraq:
Military sources said the change is in response to the Iraqis moving mobile surface-to-surface missiles, mobile surface-to-air missiles, early warning radars and anti-ship missiles into the southern no-fly zone.Slate has this in-depth look at what a war with Iraq might look like from a military standpoint. But they don't really mention the possibility of ramping up current operations until they reach fever-pitch.Those systems are being struck by coalition aircraft as soon as they are located through reconnaissance efforts, officials said, because of concerns the systems could be within range of U.S. troops in Kuwait.
I have to admit I don't know much about the legal side of the no-fly zones, but it seems a little strange that they're already destroying radar systems and anti-ship missiles. Are they concerned about a preemptive Iraqi attack? More likely we're already at war.
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