Why is the U.S.A. using underwhelming force to subdue the camel jockeys in Iraq and Afghanistan ?

Question

READ MY QUESTION AGAIN ! UNDERWHELMING !!!

Answer 1

First, because Bush and company are self-deluded and disingenuous in estimating the true costs of suppressing rebellions or insurgencies that are supported by the indigenous populations.

Second, because such efforts are rarely if ever successful (Q: Name a single modern army of occupation that ever suppressed such a rebellion successfully at any cost?)

Third, because if the American people knew the true amount of money and lives that it would take to suppress such a rebellion we would have a congress that would have American forces out of there faster than you can say "Jihad".

Fourth, because since the fall of the Soviet Union the American military has been downsized and re-designed to fight small, regional, in-and-out conflicts, not to occupy a country and suppress insurgencies. Counter-insurgency training, doctrine, and tactics are basically frozen in time at the Viet Nam level - there hasn't been a new text or theory on the subject at West Point or the AWC since the early seventies.

If we really think that "subduing the camel jockeys" in Middle Eastern and South Asian countries is going to be a big American policy goal for the new century we will need to rethink doctrine, buy new weapons, train new forces, and increase the size of the military establishment considerably (probably with a draft)

To paraphrase what Chief Brody said to Captain Quint in "Jaws" - "You're going to need a LOT bigger boat!"

Answer 2

I've been there and done that, I just got back from Iraq a few days ago. We, i mean soldiers on the ground, do what we have to do to protect OUR Buddies and ourselves. The reason for pussyfooting around is because of all the people in the Media and other assholes that whine and yell when we use force against the bad guys, because they are soooo worried about us using force that THEY think is excessive but they have now idea what it takes to survive over there because they are sitting back home safe and sound. So blame it on assholes who have never been there and don't know what it takes to get the job done.

Answer 3

Because the neo cons are in charge and they want perpetual war. If Rumsfield would have listened to his top generals, particularly General Shinseki, who wanted much higher troop levels in Iraq at the begining of this quagmire, this war would quite problably be over. But they never wanted that, and the facts speak for themselves.

Answer 4

Oh.. you call that overwhelming force? I call it children playing. In the first place, I feel with certainty that the Generals, etc on the U.S. side (that is American Generals, etc) are NOT capable of fighting terrorists.. They do not know how to fight terrorists and if it were to be an overwhelming force, it would be different but I woulds hardly call what is over there an overwhelming force.

Answer 5

Because they are fighting against a hidden enemy. They don't live in camps, in forts, wear uniforms, etc. They gather in mosques and live at home as civilian, indistinguishable from their neighbors. Just because you can bomb a town to rubble doesn't mean that will serve any purpose.

Even in their urban attacks in Fallujah, etc, they have used precision targeting as much as possible, to minimize unnecessary damage.

So, basically bombers and tanks and artillery have very limited roles in this type of low level conflict / counter-insurgency operation.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

They choose the Dick Cheney approach for war rather then the Colin Powell approach to war. I guess actual fighting war Generals don't know **** about war in this administration. It's the all knowing Bush cronies bullshit group. They know weapons, intelligence, terrorist plotting and all about the middle east.

Answer 8

Because of the "Gorilla Warfare". Personally, I don't agree with why we went into Iraq... but I really won't support my troops, who are just doing what a corrupt congress, and a stupid monkey of a president want.

Answer 9

Because if we went in like we should the libs would be screaming because more innocent people would be hurt but the job would get done and we wouldn't loose as many troops

Answer 10

Poor leadership.