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Originally posted by Superbelt
IThough our soldiers were taking fire, it would have been more prudent to fall back and engage them at another time. This would be done to remove the APPEARANCE that we are attacking Islam itself.
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There are plenty of reasons why they may not have been able to or did not want to do that. If it were to cost more men to retake the ground you give up, if the paths of retreat are blocked, if you would be a bigger target in retreat, if you're concerned the attackers will pop up somewhere else etc, etc, etc you don't retreat you attack.