Line of Departure: Enemy Returns as GIs Leave Iraq Cities

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Enemy Returns as GIs Leave Iraq Cities

According to this article, one of the results of the drawdown of US forces in Iraq has been the return of some of the undesirable elements -- some of whom we released from prisons ourselves. Guess I'll see pretty soon how true this is.

http://www.military.com/news/article/enemy-returns-as-gis-leave-iraq-cities.html?ESRC=army.nl

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What does the title mean?

Line of departure or "LD" is a military term used to describe the physical line where an operational movement begins. LD is a critical time and place because it sets the tempo of not only one unit, but all other organizations involved in the battle. Making LD is one of the most important actions a leader can do to setting the conditions for a successful action. To me, a line of departure also has a broader meaning. It represents a point beyond which another phase or experience has begun. I like to think of life as an ongoing series of passages, and each starts with crossing a line of departure.