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Originally posted by Pacifier
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.
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.
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Guerilla fighting is even less new than urban fighting. Training against guerilla tactics has been around since Vietnam.
Building a nation requires the elimination of lawlessness. Sadr is accused and wanted for the assassination of another Iraqi cleric. Allowing him to remain free because he is a religious leader or because he has built a small army undermines any hope of building the nation.