“长官,你在开玩笑吗?” 975人侵占一座500万人口的城市。接受这样的任务,对于2003年4月6日驻足巴格达城外的美国部队来说,实在是几乎鲁莽,也许更糟糕也说不定。就在十年前,一些美国士兵被困在摩加迪沙,成为索马里街垒战士的靶子,伤亡惨重。现在,一些美军指挥官确信,他们在伊拉克的成功把握要大得多。因此,他们放弃了原来先稳固包围然后夺取巴格达的计划,转而下达了单刀直入、大胆穿插的命令。随后发生的战役把整个战争推向高潮,进而改写了美军城市街垒战的军事理论。后来,美国人看到了这次战役的辉煌胜利:一支装甲纵队冲入巴格达市,占领了萨达姆的行宫和政府各部。但人们不知道的是, “Sir, are you kidding?” "975 people invaded a city of 5 million. The acceptance of such a task is almost reckless, perhaps even worse, for the U.S. forces that stopped outside of Baghdad on April 6, 2003. Just a decade ago, some U.S. soldiers were trapped in Mogadishu and were the target of barricade warriors in Somalia, causing heavy casualties. Now, some U.S. military commanders are convinced that their success in Iraq is much greater. As a result, they gave up their plans to first secure and then capture Baghdad and instead ordered a bold, bold move. Subsequent campaigns culminated in the entire war, which in turn rewrote the military theory of urban barricade in the U.S. military. Later, the Americans saw a glorious victory in this battle: an armored column broke into Baghdad, occupying Saddam’s palaces and government ministries. But what people do not know is that,