[Scan-DC] War In Iraq

[b_thom@juno.com]

On Mon, 10 Feb 2003 14:55:42 -0500 "William D. Rossiter III"
<RadioGuy101@comcast.net> writes:
> Does having the correct moon phase really help with the eliment of 
> surpise,
> or is this some kind of tradition that we have?
> 
> I am guessing it's the latter because with today's technology 
> (radar,
> infrared, etc.), I dont think having a dark moon would really be any 
> better
> than a full moon.

It's not the element of sruprise that matters. What counts is that US
forces have better night vision capabilities than Iraqi forces. US troops
can see to fight at night, when Iraqis can't.