War has lasted longer than WW two. What gives?
2006-11-28 10:26:18 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
A lot of the shame comes from the lack of morality of the troops. They have murdered, raped, and torutured. They even got drunk and shot the tiger to death at the Baghdad zoo. :-(
http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/sep/20iraq1.htm
2006-11-28 11:14:36 · answer #1 · answered by Phil S 5 · 2⤊ 6⤋
People like you and Phil S should be ashamed to call yourselves Americans. You don't support the US or the troops. You relish in anything "bad" that happens and you refuse to see the good. The ONLY shame is that you and people like him exist. You breathe the air suited for better people and you abuse the rights and freedoms the military provides for you. Nobody ever said this was going to be an easy war. In fact, I remember being told it was going to last several years. My how easy it is for you to sit behind your puter and bash the very men that are doing the job that you failed so badly at. You must think you're a big man, but someone will bring you down and show you what a very small person you really are.
2006-11-28 19:33:07 · answer #2 · answered by HEartstrinGs 6 · 3⤊ 3⤋
BAD STRATEGY...
Of all the wars ever fought by occupational forces no one in history has ever won a war when there are guerrilla tactics being used against the occupational forces. From the French and Indian war to Vietnam History has stated the same...
In order to win the war in Iraq, a new strategy needs to be emplemented. These are a few ideas to change the tide.
First of all, Each ethnic region needs to be defined and seperated to form its own seperate state with its own seperate government. Within these seperate states will come a sovereign independence and stability will increase much quicker.
Next, the United States among others who are the occupational forces should learn their lessons from History past. Its the old west and the indians are hungry to kill. We need forts that are protected from the raging warpath of suicidal bombers, mortars, rockets and the like. With forts that are far from civilization and are constantly covered from each point on the compass from the ranges of those threats with snipers spec. ops, air cover of uavs and apaches from other threats.
Third no more easy targeting for the enemy. IEDS, snipers and the like...need to be countered by using specialized units for such threats. Air cover needs to contain the patrol area each and everytime a soldier steps out of the fort. No more light vehicles easily devastated by rpg's and ied's. Armored vehicles need to be the mode of transportation. Also, random patrols by spec. ops. snipers should cover areas, where heavy ied and sniper hot spots are on the map.
Finally, we must continue to use technology to build better armor and weapons for infantry units in our forces.
Easier said than done...pray for our guys, because it is a losing battle unless policies and strategy changes...we will eventually pull out, because our nose will get hit too many times and we won't be able to strike back at hit and run guerilla tactics, just like our own revolutionary war.
2006-11-28 19:11:55 · answer #3 · answered by TAHOE REALTOR 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The current war in Iraq has lasted longer than AMERICAN involvement in WWII. Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and MANY others were at war years before Japan drug the US kicking and screaming into the war.
2006-11-28 20:57:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
Do you think there was not a difference in the way both wars are fought? In WW2 we bombed whole cities into ruins, we fight PC wars now.......wouldn't want anyone to get hurt, would we?
2006-11-28 18:29:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
OK.......i am sooo sick of ppl like you. IF and that is a BIG IF!!, you want to believe that we are LOSING the war in Iraq..then it's bc of you...and ppl like you..who don't get offf there fat asses to take arms to fight against the enemy. You are the enemy. Governmeny bashing, AMERICA bashing liberals who could care less about The country as long as you get the benefits!
2006-11-28 19:10:06 · answer #6 · answered by Katie 2 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Why? Two words - political correctness. We worry about hurting people's feelings more than winning the war.
2006-11-28 18:58:16 · answer #7 · answered by Jadis 6 · 5⤊ 2⤋
so what if it has lasted longer we lost over 400,000 Americans killed in WW2 and we have only lost around 3,000 in this war
2006-11-28 20:11:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Stop watching the news and start asking soldier sailor and marines for thier opinon on Iraq. There is more good going on then is reported. The media's slogan is this: If it bleeds it leads.
2006-11-28 18:34:24 · answer #9 · answered by Nasty Leg 2 · 5⤊ 3⤋
Did something happen overnight that I am unaware of? Something
that did not appear on the morning news?
2006-11-28 18:35:25 · answer #10 · answered by hunterentertainment 3 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Better to have the sunni's fighting the shiites than both fighting the west.
2006-11-28 18:49:23 · answer #11 · answered by entropy1001 2 · 4⤊ 2⤋