Will someone PLEASE Kill Peter Arnett?

Mike AI · 04-02-2003

Alex the Whitehouse and the Pentagon are in posistion to KNOW what the plan is, and the time table. They are not going to give away the plan just to fight off criticism from those who are ignorant as to the real plan.

I do not know how anyone can comment on a war that is only 2 weeks old. To me, it seems we are in pretty good shape. We did things people did not expect ( hence why a lot of former generals are freaking out), but they were successful.

We could not just bomb for a month straight without sending in troops, we would have lost the oil fields, might have had more attacks on Kuwait, some on Israel, etc....

The Pentagon also lost the 4th ID coming through Turkey, so we had to plan and adapt - which our military does better then anyone.

The sniping coming from the Army people is directed at Rumsfield, because he is pushing forward military doctrine. The traditional Generals like huge, heavy Armys in the field, moving along at a slower, methodical pace. I think Rumsfield has pushed the military to think out of the box, to be more effective with less of a footprint.... to stop fighting 20th Century Wars, and move to 21st Century combat techniques and strategy.

This war has scene more use of special forces then any war ever, and those are the things that are reported. I have a feeling in the years to come we will find out more of what the SF teams did.

From my understanding, we have had Delta, and other SF troops ( as well as CIA agents) IN Baghdad - they have been assassinating top ba'th party leadership, including military leaders. They have been setting off car bombs and other things to destroy Iraqi leadership. They have also captured some Iraqi generals and brought them back to our side....

The miltitary in general is a very conservative orginization, they hate change.... Rumsfield has ruffled a bunch of feathers, but his pressure on the military to change their thinking, to try new things will lead to better combat effectiveness for the new wars we will be fighting in 21st Century.

The days of large battles between armies with hundreds of tanks and such are coming to an end.... low intensity conflicts between states, and groups like al quada will be the most common combat we will see.

Rumsfield is the man.....

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Mike AI Administrator Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 11,618	Alex the Whitehouse and the Pentagon are in posistion to KNOW what the plan is, and the time table. They are not going to give away the plan just to fight off criticism from those who are ignorant as to the real plan. I do not know how anyone can comment on a war that is only 2 weeks old. To me, it seems we are in pretty good shape. We did things people did not expect ( hence why a lot of former generals are freaking out), but they were successful. We could not just bomb for a month straight without sending in troops, we would have lost the oil fields, might have had more attacks on Kuwait, some on Israel, etc.... The Pentagon also lost the 4th ID coming through Turkey, so we had to plan and adapt - which our military does better then anyone. The sniping coming from the Army people is directed at Rumsfield, because he is pushing forward military doctrine. The traditional Generals like huge, heavy Armys in the field, moving along at a slower, methodical pace. I think Rumsfield has pushed the military to think out of the box, to be more effective with less of a footprint.... to stop fighting 20th Century Wars, and move to 21st Century combat techniques and strategy. This war has scene more use of special forces then any war ever, and those are the things that are reported. I have a feeling in the years to come we will find out more of what the SF teams did. From my understanding, we have had Delta, and other SF troops ( as well as CIA agents) IN Baghdad - they have been assassinating top ba'th party leadership, including military leaders. They have been setting off car bombs and other things to destroy Iraqi leadership. They have also captured some Iraqi generals and brought them back to our side.... The miltitary in general is a very conservative orginization, they hate change.... Rumsfield has ruffled a bunch of feathers, but his pressure on the military to change their thinking, to try new things will lead to better combat effectiveness for the new wars we will be fighting in 21st Century. The days of large battles between armies with hundreds of tanks and such are coming to an end.... low intensity conflicts between states, and groups like al quada will be the most common combat we will see. Rumsfield is the man..... __________________ Make big money on your Domains! Why wait 40 days to get paid with the other guys? Parked.com pays the most for your traffic, and cuts checks twice a month!