Some essential supplies like ammunition--a lot more of which has been used than expected--has been flown in by helicopter. "We thought this would be a liberation of Iraq. We thought the people would be throwing flowers at us," Colonel Gentry said.

"But it's been a lot more hostile than that."

Aw, what a crybaby. This candy-ass Colonel Gentry needs someone like marlowe to stiffen his spine--marlowe knows the score, sees the big picture, unlike some whiny jarhead who's merely there.

cordially,