Originally posted by kimish
reply to post by theubermensch
We dragged out the other wars because a quick war doesn't make money. If it were really in the best interest of the people calling the shots to go to
war and end it quickly the wars we are involved in would last a couple of weeks. The U.S. possesses Air superiority. The U.S. military has
technology that is at least 20 years ahead of our time.
And all this technology is in the hands of even the poorest civilian in some of these countries. With a simple Youtube video of an american bombing
of a wedding in Afghanistan, the public backlash against the administration in charge is palpable.
What good is having the best, most well armed army in the world when you are fighting a guerilla war? A simple, low cost IED on the side of the road
often does more damage, with less backlash than one of your so-called "smart bombs".
Iraq was a mess until the troop surge. I bet the insurgents fought the war with less than 1% of the budget of the USA, and they inflicted casualties
and tied US forces up for years. Having to constantly worry about who you bomb, who will see the carnage, and politics tie the USA hands. The only
war the US is capable of fighting, and fighting better than any other country is an all out, no holds barred war.
With each and every incursion into smaller countries, the world despises the USA more and more, and its understandable. Imperialism has no place in
todays world.
edit on 10-2-2012 by nightbringr because: (no reason given)
) and just concentrate on one side, speaks of hypocrisy in my opinion.
