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Originally Posted by bobkoure
So... they were in our country? Or we were in theirs? Oh, wait, we were peacekeepers protecting the legitimate government, right?
You realize that going into Iraq with no exit strategy is going to make about as much sense, thirty years from now, when it's purely academic to that generation?.
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Look nether where the Germans in ether world war. No doubt, that Vietnam means something to those who served in it, beyond academics. I come from a long line of Vets some of them Vietnam Vets. However, we have had three wars and +5 interventions since.
There is an exit strategy for Iraq. Establish as stable democracy the reduce troop strength. 30 years from now, you will eat crow when Iraq is the regional leader politically and economically. You fail to consider that to this day thousands of troops still occupy Japan and Germany.
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Originally Posted by bobkoure
As far as free fire zones, based on what I got from friends who had been there, in a zone like that, not only was anyone considered to be hostile, but recon was done through firepower - for instance, if there was a bush and you couldn't tell if anyone was hiding in it (and that "anyone" was, by definition a hostile) then the best way to find out was to put a few rounds through the bush. Sorry - they had a specific phrase for this tactic and I can't remember it.
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Look you want to tell me my business. I am an expert at the application and coordination of fires from the air, ground and from the sea. What ever you thought you heard from your friends is incorrect.
The specific term you are looking for is "I fired my weapon and the bad guys now know where I am"
Joe- Bill has dropped out in discussed...but I'm working on turning him back into a believer.
