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2003-08-23 Iraq

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-08-23 00:26|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Basic combat training was also missing from their repertoire

Posted by JFM 2003-8-23 2:23:15 AM|| 2003-8-23 2:23:15 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 training a new Army , good so long as they r not like the south vietnamese army that if left alone could have been overrun by Vioetcong in a week. There was no excuse forthat, both were vietnamese ,same food,same height, same strengths and there is no reason the South Vietnamese just couldnt shoot straight.

Posted by steveerossa 2003-8-23 4:36:23 AM|| 2003-8-23 4:36:23 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 James Dunnigan had an article on how to train the "New Model Army of Iraq" back in May on the StrategyPage website: Building An Arab Army That Can Kick Ass. Sounds like that process is underway.

Posted by Mike 2003-8-23 7:50:02 AM|| 2003-8-23 7:50:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Hey stevey, you seem to forget it was the American Democrat controlled Congress which cut all funds off for material support to the South Vietnamesse government which meant after a week or so of resistance, they ran out of ammo in many places. May Bella Abzug and her cohorts burn for abandoning their fellow man into bondage.

Posted by Don 2003-8-23 9:13:42 AM|| 2003-8-23 9:13:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 We don't need an Iraqui Army who can kick ass, we need an Army who can kick fundies and Baathist asses and that is an entirely different thing. Until Iraq has become a structurally stable and friendly country we don't want them being able to oppose serious resistance to US or Israeli forces in case Iraq returns to an anti-western attitude. And still less to have Iraquis who can teach other Arabs to fight.

However if you read Ralph Peter's "Why Arabs lose wars" you will notice that many of the weaknesses of Arab armies are societal so until Iraq becomes a modern society its army will not kick ass.

In the interim the shortest path for building an Arab army that can kick ass is take N thousand new born babies, bring them to America (preferently in families who have been voting Republican since Lincoln and are card carrying members of the NRA),
shield them from Arab culture, raise them as good Americans who play baseball, drink cocacola, chew gum and wiling to die in defence of the constitution. Then enlist them in the US Army or the USMC. :-)

Posted by JFM 2003-8-23 1:33:27 PM|| 2003-8-23 1:33:27 PM|| Front Page Top

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