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Originally posted by rogue49
I'm sure there were situations, however there were MANY different circumstances.
One, we left MUCH less intact during the war with them,
damn...we bombed the bejeezus out of them.
And two, we pushed in an incredible force to occupy them,
many more men.
And three...I doubt at that time, explosives were as easy to distribute or build
This is a totally different equation, totally different world,
totally different culture.
It's probably better to compare this with Vietnam than WWII,
however, this time...there is a total commitment and subdual of the area. (at least in terms of scale involvement)
But again, we better be in for the long-haul and understand that we will lose good people while stablizing the area.
I only can hope they have the long-term spine and be realistic about it.
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To add to this, we aren't fighting regulars in Iraq, they are guerillas and Arab insurgents.