How Are We Doing?
Well, ABC has some lovely stills from Brig. General Vincent Brooks. Hard to really tell what's going on. For a ground level take on the whole thing, go read Raed.

Iraqi Intelligence Service Before and Iraqi Intelligence Service After
Palace Guard Before and After

But there are the setbacks, the helicopters going down and the crews being carted off for some Iraqi style beatings and torture. And so begins the hardest part of war in the digital era. Now we can see the effects of the injuries to our boys. I don't think the Bush administration did an especially good job of preparing America for the reality of a war.

So much to consider in this war. And it appears that the Republican Guard and Saddam's other elite and extra brain washed forces are going to make Baghdad a very unfun place for the "coalition" forces to penetrate. All I've seen in the news thus far has been British and US soldiers fighting Iraqi soldiers. But then, I've been sipping on this war so far so as not to get tired to quickly.

Important Non War Let's Talk About Baseball News
Tejada Sits for the Day and A-Rod Expects to be Back in the Lineup means that two of the four big time super shortstops are slightly battered at the start of the season. Miquel played in every game last year and A-Rod's the hottest player in baseball. Or is he?.

Ah, baseball. Can't wait for this weekend for the games to start up for real.