When the Iraq Invasion Had No Guardrails
- David Connolly
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In the early days of the Iraq invasion, modern warfare operated without guardrails. Rules of engagement were loose, objectives were absolute, and Joint Terminal Attack Controllers held enormous responsibility—coordinating airpower across chaos, dust storms, and shifting battlefields. In this episode, a veteran Air Force JTAC walks through what it was really like calling in airstrikes during the invasion of Iraq, how decision-making changed as wars dragged on, and why precision, discipline, and leadership mattered more than firepower.
This is not a movie version of war. This is how it actually worked.
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