[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mastrap:
[B]Ten days into the invasion of Iraq, the political imperative of waging a short and decisive campaign is increasingly at odds with the military necessity of preparing for a protracted, more violent and costly war, according to senior military officials.[QUOTE][B]
When isn't the military 'inconvenienced' by political objectives?
I find it ironic that you are constantly posting these types of threads. After all, it is the concerns of people like you that has prompted this desired avoid-civilian-casualties-at-all-costs strategy.
If the military had its way, the US would just fire a bunch of nukes over there and destroy the entire region in one swift blow.
BTW: A selected passage and a link to the article is usually sufficient.
[B]Ten days into the invasion of Iraq, the political imperative of waging a short and decisive campaign is increasingly at odds with the military necessity of preparing for a protracted, more violent and costly war, according to senior military officials.[QUOTE][B]
When isn't the military 'inconvenienced' by political objectives?
I find it ironic that you are constantly posting these types of threads. After all, it is the concerns of people like you that has prompted this desired avoid-civilian-casualties-at-all-costs strategy.
If the military had its way, the US would just fire a bunch of nukes over there and destroy the entire region in one swift blow.
BTW: A selected passage and a link to the article is usually sufficient.