Quote:
Originally posted by PornoDoggy@Apr 4 2003, 01:15 PM
IF is is true that they never even gamed out scenarios in which Iraqi resistance was significant, there is something REALLY wrong someplace.
|
Why? Is it going to become significant soon? Maybe so, but it hasn't been yet.
One must compare to historical norms. What would be a realistic expectation for casualties in such a war? Anything less than 1000 would be amazing and that would be without historical reference. With historical reference, what? 5,000? 10,000? The Battle For Berlin? The Siege of Stalingrad?
At every step of the way there has been, in my opinion, silly criticism. Why would we need another heavy tank division on the ground? What use would it have been? Three Republican Guard divisions are destroyed. Air beats ground and it is decidedly so with precision munitions.I read one critique using 1991 battle assessment numbers that ignored the fact that the accuracy of weapons has improved drastically.
Last edited by Colin at Apr 4 2003, 01:33 PM