06-18-2019, 03:14 PM
(06-18-2019, 11:04 AM)bfine32 Wrote: We made a concerted commitment to be ingrained in the Community by establishing Military bases and deploying a permanent substantial force instead of dabbling. Like I've constantly said: If it does happen I've hope we learn from previous mistakes and successes. But from the tone of this thread the Iranian Army is the only one capable of evolving.
Bottom line when we fought Iraq they had the 4th largest Army in the world and every Keyboard General stated how the vaulted Republican Guard would be a real challenge; they were not.
No one has claimed only the Iranian Army is capable of change, Mr. Intellectual Honesty. The point being some recognize why ground combat lasted 100 hours during Desert Storm and why enemy forces weren't defeated in 8 years during Iraqi Freedom. And some obviously don't.
The first step in regime change is don't underestimate your enemy (especially due to hubris.) You've already made the oldest mistake in the book. Second, once committed to military action do so with overwhelming, ruthless force to destroy enemy forces and limit loss of life and casualties involving your own forces. The Rhode Island National Guard certainly wouldn't qualify as an overwhelming force compared to Iran's army. You e already messed up the second step.
But, anyone who has watched War Games with Matthew Broderick can tell you the only way to win this game is not to play.
