the current estimation on the Costs of that easy problem solving idea called WAR.
https://www.brown.edu/web/documents/nos ... sofWar.pdf
http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2016 ... nt=event25
blackwidow wrote:That is a horrible response. and entirely inaccurate,
War is a RACKET it is the oldest racket in the book as was written by General Smedley Butler in 1935
Take the profit out of war and it will end war.
The real reasons behind ALL WARS have not changed.
Take the profits away from the armaments industry and conscript their services for the cause right along with the men and women who are asked to serve, and lets see how many wars can be avoided?
THE MAJORITY do not want war and need to be convinced to go to war.
They need to be convinced that people they know nothing about are their enemy.
Thats what good propaganda does.
WAR IS A RACKET!
jonriv wrote:The issue in the second gulf war(as far as execution goes) is that we went in with too few troops and tried to do it on the cheap- which as you pointed out cost us more
PDad wrote:jonriv wrote:The issue in the second gulf war(as far as execution goes) is that we went in with too few troops and tried to do it on the cheap- which as you pointed out cost us more
We had more than enough to win the war. The problem was not having a viable plan for afterward compounded by de-Baathification and disbanding the Iraqi military. I remember being with people that were happy after Baghdad fell and me feeling like the messy part was just beginning.
jonriv wrote:We had enough troops to conquer Iraq and defeat it's military- we were way short in the amount needed to hold territory, occupy territory and maintain order. We fell way short of our obligations on the Geneva Convention as an Occupying power and blew a great opportunity of making Iraq a showpiece. Your insights of de-baathification and disbanding the Iraqui Army are right on. Iraq was (despite Sadaam) a moderate, secular Arab state with a thriving middle class-what could have been. Our inability to create security and quick return to normality allowed for old rivalries(shia, sunnies and Kurds) to re-emerge. lack of security and disbandment of the army led to insurgencies--You would think we would have learned from our experiences in Germay, Japan and Italy(all former enemies that are now key allies)