Air Campaign

WASHINGTON -- After the devastating opening air campaign against Iraq, the United States is prepared to attack on the ground with substantially more force than it launched against Hitler's Fortress Europe on D-day, June 6, 1944.All the evidence shows as well that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's forces in Kuwait would be numerically larger and more concentrated than the 1944 Germans.These facts indicate the immensity of the conflict now staring the world in the face in the Middle East.It is the first time since the Normandy invasion 46 years ago in which the certainty of U.S. attack seemed clear, the time and places were secret and preparations for an offensive were globally advertised and discussed over many weeks.