Baghdad is falling. The spectacle of American tanks rolling through the city, says one Reuters correspondent, is akin to “Iraqi tanks pulling up on Fifth Avenue in New York.” Residents swarm the streets, some brandishing the spoils of looting. And a towering statue of Saddam Hussein, one of the last remnants of a defiant, dying regime, looms above Firdos Square, a massive noose around its neck, set to be pulled down into history.
Elsewhere in the Iraqi capital, American forces have seized a military airport, captured a prison, and set fire to Republican Guard barracks. A definitive day in the war in Iraq. But it’s not over yet. Resistance remains strong in the north. Saddam Hussein is unaccounted for. And a humanitarian crisis threatens. Day 21 in the war in Iraq.
Guests:
Thomas Barnett, Senior Strategic Researcher for the Center for Naval Warfare Studies at the U.S. Naval War College
David Albright, President of the Institute for Science and International Security
Andy Nelson, staff photographer for the Christian Science Monitor.