Hey Sol been reading a book and it gives an account of one Sergeant Major in the Army who said that while in Iraq his unit never had longer than a 5 min fire fight as long as they had a tank with them. Not that the tank killed them, but just shooting at them with a tank they lost their will to fight. He made mention that when they rotated out the Marines took their place then the fire fights lasted up to 14hrs. The exception was the Marines that took their place did not have the luxury of tanks. Wanted to get your thoughts on it..
not quite that simple. i blame the rules of engagement that got sent down as the reason for things going south for awhile. we're in the land of the AK and suddenly we're having our hands tied? no one will ever discuss it but i will bet body parts that i highly prize that a bunch of good guys died or were seriously injured because they tried that hearts and minds bullshit instead of winning the war.
Hey Sol been reading a book and it gives an account of one Sergeant Major in the Army who said that while in Iraq his unit never had longer than a 5 min fire fight as long as they had a tank with them. Not that the tank killed them, but just shooting at them with a tank they lost their will to fight. He made mention that when they rotated out the Marines took their place then the fire fights lasted up to 14hrs. The exception was the Marines that took their place did not have the luxury of tanks. Wanted to get your thoughts on it..
ReplyDeletenot quite that simple. i blame the rules of engagement that got sent down as the reason for things going south for awhile. we're in the land of the AK and suddenly we're having our hands tied? no one will ever discuss it but i will bet body parts that i highly prize that a bunch of good guys died or were seriously injured because they tried that hearts and minds bullshit instead of winning the war.
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