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A US private sector intelligence analysis body called Stratfor notes four possibilities for conduct of the war:
* Operation Desert Stun: a sudden, overwhelming attack on Baghdad using airpower and Special Forces to force a rapid conclusion.
* Operation Desert Slice: a sequential attack on the various regions, isolating Saddam Hussein in Baghdad.
* Operation Desert Storm II: a multidivisional armoured and mechanised attack on Baghdad.
* Operation Desert Thunder: an extended air campaign designed to cripple Iraq militarily and economically.
Stratfor concluded that the war plan would most likely comprise a combination of the first three options.
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