You have an enemy that is geographically spread over a large area.
You?
A. Concentrate your forces ...so that you can always out man him B. Keep small force levels....so that you meet him mano a mano...1 to 1 C. Pocket your forces levels....so you will have concentration in key places
The answer is after a drum roll plase?
C. You pocket your forces at stragetic places and have a concentration of forces to still out man him.
Dude......Terrorism is not limited to Afghanistan and Iraq....it is spread among the 70 Islamic countries. The main fight is in those two countries. But we cannot go and place a total concentration of force level into either one, Hence the troop deployment into to Iraq....was...to many opinions...understrength. And to Afghanistan? Again few in number.
We let them come to us. Use our fire power on them after they concentrate. As they concentrate....we get eyes on the sky on them, And then bomb the bejeepers out them. They die, we don't. We win, they lose. We like that. General Patton likes that. General Grant likes that. General Washington likes that. General R. E. Lee like that. General McAuthor likes that. General Pershing likes that. Senator Obama does not like that.
Most of them are in afghanistan and in Pakistan...Defest them in afghanistan and the most of the rest will dsiapeer as well and will stay so afraid that they will not being any thing to care a bout any more.....Winning in Afghanistan is possible and very real. Count on that.
You are a pilot and not a general TT , right? You have better knowledge about this military stuff but still if you were like an american general and the one made a great american victory possible because of your teories then ...Oak....But still ......you are just a normal guy who have been in military some time and been a pilot. As McCain actually.....none of you can ever claim like......SEE! I won that battle and then I know all about how the battle can be won!
My ideas are just ideas, and so are yours and McCain,s as well TT, with all respect!And because of that those who read our posts can decide what they want to rely on!
ttom500: Welcome abroad David....Dude needs all the help he can muster
I dont think Dude needs help at all. He is expressing his concern for the world. At least he is informed with the current affairs of the day. And thanks for the welcome.
Back and forth it went until the man started to ask another question. "President Bush has talked about our staying in Iraq for 50 years --"
McCain interrupted with words that have haunted him ever since.
He said either "Maybe a 100," or "Make it 100."
McCain continued: "We've been in South Korea, we've been in Japan for 60 years. We've been in South Korea for 50 years or so. That'd be fine with me as long as Americans are not being injured or harmed or wounded or killed. Then it's fine with me. I would hope it would be fine with you if we maintain a presence in a very volatile part of the world where Al Qaeda is training, recruiting, equipping and motivating people every single day."
Back and forth it went until the man started to ask another question. "President Bush has talked about our staying in Iraq for 50 years --"
McCain interrupted with words that have haunted him ever since.
He said either "Maybe a 100," or "Make it 100."
McCain continued: "We've been in South Korea, we've been in Japan for 60 years. We've been in South Korea for 50 years or so. That'd be fine with me as long as Americans are not being injured or harmed or wounded or killed. Then it's fine with me. I would hope it would be fine with you if we maintain a presence in a very volatile part of the world where Al Qaeda is training, recruiting, equipping and motivating people every single day."
In which the intent of what he said was distorted. That caviate' is a very important part of the paragraph which people intentionly disregard (or cut out), including Obama. Politics as usual...
Indyfella: It really scares me that Robert feels he has something in common with you.
Robert is a very capable and intelligent guy, and it is not about having some thing in common with me ......He is just thinking differnetly and he is sharp and knows what to say and in a very American way which I am not able to unfortunatily!
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