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05-15-2009 01:04 AM |
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Originally Posted by CyberClaire
(Post 15855498)
Yes i agree but why does it still seem like hard work not to be able to defeat people in caves with donkeys like in Afganistan :(
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They are defeated when they engage in a firefight with our forces. One of the problems is...they have a safe haven in Pakistan which they cross over from and return to. Another problem is the rugged terrain which eliminates some of our technology from being used. Another problem is they are civilian combatants and merge with civilian non combatants and use civilian non combatants as shields for their operations and we are often (wrongly in my opinion) unwilling to engage for fear of collateral injuries to non combatant civilians.
Some of the SOP's for engaging in war is to first disrupt enemy communications...(which they do not have sophisticated methods of communication)...disrupt supply routes (which we do not make a major effort to do because Pakistan is their major supply route and for political reasons we allow them safe haven in Pakistan). Until Pakistan takes it upon themselves to shut down this safe haven for our enemies or until we are willing to shut down this safe haven ourselves this conflict will continue indefinitely.
Our military knows how to fight wars and win but since the end of the Second World War out military has not be allowed to conduct warfare to win because of political concerns. I for one am a fan of General MacArthur who once stated that "there is no substitute for victory"...and I firmly believe that if we are going to send our military into combat they should be allowed to fight the war as they are trained to do and bring the conflict to a swift end...political consequences be damned. If we are not willing to conduct war properly then...do not engage.
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