General Odierno's "plan A" was to move Task Force Ironhorse through Turkey to attack divisions in northern Iraq. Because he knew that plans change, he instructed his team to prepare a plan B to get Coalition Forces to Iraq without passing through Turkey. That practice paid off. With Turkey's denial of access, Task Force Ironhorse was forced to shift to "plan B" and divert through the Suez Canal to offload in Kuwait.

When this is called into question the ships loiter in an area called "Dodge" eventually stopping at Cyprus to refuel.  When the call is made for "plan B" they (get out of Dodge and) go through the Suez Canal, into the Red Sea, around the Arabian Peninsula, into the Persian Gulf and then on to the port of ASH SHUAIBA in Kuwait.

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When this is called into question the ships loiter in an area called "Dodge" eventually stopping at Cyprus to refuel.  When the call is made for "plan B" they (get out of Dodge and) go through the Suez Canal, into the Red Sea, around the Arabian Peninsula, into the Persian Gulf and then on to the port of ASH SHUAIBA in Kuwait.

General Odierno's "plan A" was to move Task Force Ironhorse through Turkey to attack divisions in northern Iraq. Because he knew that plans change, he instructed his team to prepare a plan B to get Coalition Forces to Iraq without passing through Turkey. That practice paid off. With Turkey's denial of access, Task Force Ironhorse was forced to shift to "plan B" and divert through the Suez Canal to offload in Kuwait.