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Re: A Former Marine's Perspective on the War
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Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha
Our military can kick the crap out of any regular army. Fighting insurgencies is a tricky matter, just ask the French, British, etc. I have no doubt we could wipe out the insurgency overnight if we wanted to, but I don't think we could do so without compromising our values. We could do what Saddam did and simply wipe out entire cities/villages sympathetic to the insurgency, but it's not going to happen.
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You're right. We failed in Vietnam for that reason, the Soviets failed in Afghanistan for that reason, and the outlook is bleak in Iraq for that reason (among others). Guerrilla tactics negate the advantage of a large fighting force like our military.
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