General Winfield Scott had captured the port of Vera Cruz and was ready to attack Mexico City.
VOA: special.2009.02.26
The order to attack was given before all the troops were ready.
VOA: special.2009.09.24
The Channel Two report said that in 2010, Mr Netanyahu and his defence minister, Ehud Barak, had given orders for the military to get readytoattack Iran within hours if required.
And while much of the always ready-to-attack tech blogosphere was less than enthusiastic, it's legitimate to ask whether that's even the real question.