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Originally posted by onetime2
Urban fighting scnearios have been indoctrinated into the military training regimen for a decade or more now. Until it is confronted in real life, of course, that training can't be gauged.
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No it's not the urban fighting they are not trained for (although Urban combat is still the most dangerous form of combat since the technological advantage is not that importand here) it is the guerillia combat style, that you don't have your opponent in front of you. You have your opponent all around you, without a clrear frontline.
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Originally posted by onetime2
As far as the different mentality, I disagree. The mentality involved here is classic. A man trying to cement his power by assasinating rivals and building an army so he can seize whatever he can at his earliest opportunity.
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I'm not talking about Sadrs mentality here, what I meant was the mentality of the people the different cultures. That makes it difficult for the US to appear as a friend, and of course stuff like blowing up a mosque (or a part of it) doesn't help making friends.
When trying to rebuild a nation you have to work together and not appear as a occupying force. Thats what i menat with different mentality, the US troops seem to be in a nation they don't really understand. But thats a whole different topic.