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Originally Posted by Swish
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Have you had a look at the "rules of engagement" Western troops usually have to follow? The ground that could be gained much more quickly if they didn't exist. The rules are there to prolong wars, keep arms dealers rich and keep governments borrowing more currency.
America as a great example in Iraq, could have forcibly carpet bombed much more than they did and taken out most of any resistance in a couple of weeks. As long as there's access to oil and other deals with any provisional government that's the main aim.... "winning" as we think of it is never on the cards.
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Agreed Swish. Just like you in the UK have been generous in letting middle easterners, Muslims, and Africans come to your country for better opportunities and a better life. The USA has also done the same. But with both of our countries, the Middle East, Africa and Muslims are not equally as tolerant to allowing westerners to go there. The same can be said with military force. If we wanted to, we could have blown the hell out of Afghanistan and Iraq with near zero American casualties.