Battle of Baghdad Underway

The London Times has a good article titled “The Battle for Baghdad Begins:”
“THE crucial push for Baghdad was under way last night as allied warplanes bombarded the Republican Guard to clear the way for troops to zero in on President Saddam Hussein.
“The American vanguard was within 20 miles of 30,000 Republican Guards defending a city blanketed in black smoke. Bombers working on information from SAS, SBS and Delta forces close to Iraqi positions pummelled the backbone of the Guard