Talk:Decapitation strike
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[edit] 2003 Invasion of Iraq
In the article, it is stated that a decapitation strike was attempted against Saddam Hussein's regime in the 2003 U.S. Invasion of Iraq, but that the strike "did not work". While it wouldn't surprise me to learn that an aspect of the 2003 invasion "did not work," I don't remember hearing anything about this alleged decapitation strike, and I would be interested in learning more details about the operation, its goals, and its outcome.
DrDeke 07:48, 27 September 2005 (UTC)
I had a similar reaction when I read that part of the article. Without any kind of supporting information, it looks like a non-neutral POV statement to me. I decided to remove the "It did not work" sentence and slightly change the wording for that reason, but would really rather see someone more knowledgable on military issues add some more facts to the section instead.
(30 Oct 2005)
- The Dora Farms raid was the first operation of the war. It was followed by another highly-publicized strike on a Baghdad restaurant in April:
- http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/03/10/news/escape.php 128.36.56.172 08:43, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] 1605 Gunpowder Plot
The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 could be described as a decapitation strike against the British Government, since it was aimed specifically at killing the King and Parliament. Of course, it failed, but it was intended to bring about major policy change by a change of government. Should this be included as an example of a decapitation strategy by someone other than a nation state?
139.133.7.37 (talk) 00:01, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
