response 61 of 122:

Jul 26 03:01 UTC 2003

Nonsense. Troops can be protected from gunfire from the building. Tear gas
and other non-lethal weapons are available to drive out occupants. Time was
on our side. Escape routes would be known to us from the same source that
informed us they were there. Our our troops so incompetent that they can't
maintain a secure seige?