Re: "I could not believe how well the military had their s**t together by the time we went to war in the Middle East."

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bowser — 4/14/2012 11:33:36 PM (archived)

They had it together only for the first phase, and they had a long time.

The didn't, and don't, have it together for the war they wound up fighting, an insurgency. For all their value in many situations, a B-52 is not a hearts and minds tool. I know, I know, you have to get their attention first. But not by slaughtering them. If it would work it would have worked by now.

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For Vietnam veterans - TB - 4/14/2012 4:12:39 PM
- Re: For Vietnam veterans - ER - 4/14/2012 4:28:33 PM
  - About two-thirds of Vietnam veterans were volunteers, not drafted. - TB - 4/14/2012 5:47:43 PM
    - Re: About two-thirds of Vietnam veterans were volunteers, not drafted. - ER - 4/14/2012 7:44:15 PM
      - Re: About two-thirds of Vietnam veterans were volunteers, not drafted. - bowser - 4/14/2012 8:41:12 PM
        
        Re: About two-thirds of Vietnam veterans were volunteers, not drafted. - ER - 4/14/2012 9:08:30 PM
        
        Re: About two-thirds of Vietnam veterans were volunteers, not drafted. - bowser - 4/14/2012 11:29:33 PM
        
        Re: About two-thirds of Vietnam veterans were volunteers, not drafted. - ER - 4/15/2012 12:21:16 AM
        
        "I could not believe how well the military had their s**t together by the time we went to war in the Middle East." - TB - 4/14/2012 9:26:10 PM
        
        Re: "I could not believe how well the military had their s**t together by the time we went to war in the Middle East." - bowser - 4/14/2012 11:33:36 PM
        
        I think ER was talking about the first Gulf War (Desert Storm). - TB - 4/15/2012 12:46:27 AM
        
        Re: "I could not believe how well the military had their s**t together by the time we went to war in the Middle East." - ER - 4/14/2012 10:03:53 PM
        
        Agreed on the merits of the volunteer army. Conscription has always gone against my grain. - TB - 4/14/2012 10:55:01 PM
      - Re: About two-thirds of Vietnam veterans were volunteers, not drafted. - TB - 4/14/2012 7:53:42 PM
        
        Re: About two-thirds of Vietnam veterans were volunteers, not drafted. - TB - 4/14/2012 7:59:31 PM

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