Is Bombing Instead Of Boots On The Ground Cowardly Lol?

[eagle1462010]

BAGHDAD —

Iraq’s new prime minister ruled out stationing U.S. ground troops in his country, chiding the international community Wednesday for inaction in Syria and lamenting the “puzzling” exclusion of neighboring Iran from the coalition being assembled to fight the Islamic State group

New Iraq PM says no to U.S. ground troops Japan Today Japan News and Discussion

Then let them live or die on their own.

 

[blackhawk]

9857375.

Is it cowardice no if you have air dominance you use it but it's not a winning strategy either it's rare that you defeat an enemy with air power alone.

Do you agree that it is proper military strategy to use the air power advantage to the maximum benefit to degrade and paralyze the enemy to the maximum benefit available prior to inserting ground troops and exposing our allies human assets to casualties.

Simple stage one and stage two.

You can't immobilize an enemy with pure air power. The Nazis found that out in 1940 after, leveling London in the Battle of Britain the British, they were defeated due to poor intelligence and lack of experience did their airforce in. Four years later the British still invaded Normandy with the Canadians and the United States in 1944. As long as you leave the enemy contingent alive, they will re-mobilize elsewhere. You have to strike with air and land power simultaneously.

The Germans switched goals when they began bombing English cities instead of English radar and RAF airfields. That switch allowed the RAF to recuperate and that recuperation kept the RAF alive. Without air superiority Hitler then decided he could not invade England. Huge mistake by Hitler. The question, was that change of Hitler goals from the RAF to English cities engineered by the British?

As I understand it the reason Hitler switched to bombing cities was on a night raid a German pilot got of course and bombed the city by accident a few nights later the British bombed German cities as payback that set Hitler off and was when he ordered the switch from going after the RAF and the British radar sites to the cities.

 

[saveliberty]

In reply to the OP, hey you want to bring a knife to a gun fight, it is fine by me. Maybe you should have thought about the consequences before you started lopping heads

 

[NotfooledbyW]

9858362

We actually shouldn't even be throwing money at very expensive bombs since it will not resolve any issues. .

You have exposed how little you know about all of this. The dozen refineries bombed today will end up to $2 million a day in IS terrorist's income. What does it cost to maintain a 20,000 man terrorist killing machine? 20k fighters at $100 per day is $2 million per day expenses. I'd say taking out a main source of income is well worth the cost and it certainly begins to resolve a major issue. You could not have said anything much dumber than your post, 9858362.

 

[TemplarKormac]

9858362

We actually shouldn't even be throwing money at very expensive bombs since it will not resolve any issues. .

You have exposed how little you know about all of this. The dozen refineries bombed today will end up to $2 million a day in IS terrorist's income. What does it cost to maintain a 20,000 man terrorist killing machine? 20k fighters at $100 per day is $2 million per day expenses. I'd say taking out a main source of income is well worth the cost and it certainly begins to resolve a major issue. You could not have said anything much dumber than your post, 9858362.

Given the billions in aid we unwittingly give to terrorists, $2 million in losses would be chump change.

 

[HenryBHough]

This madness will result in risking gasoline prices in The U.S.

But that furthers Obama's agenda to put America back in its place - a place where people walk or ride bicycles.

Does the sucker own a bicycle factory somewhere in China?

Or is that Nanny Pelosi's family?

 

[NotfooledbyW]

9862291

Given the billions in aid we unwittingly give to terrorists, $2 million in losses would be chump change.

The IS terrorists were making $2 million per day. They never received that kind of aid from the US. Your data is messed up. And what are you citing that US billions in aid went to these terrorists? Let's see what you based your statement on?

 

[JakeStarkey]

TK is a warrior in only his mind. He has no idea what combat is or the requirement necessary in accomplishing a mission. To read his nonsense is nauseating.

No personnel who served would disagree with my "Kill the enemy without risking oneself anymore than necessary.."

 

[Stephanie]

It's a chicken shit way of fighting a war

that's why all the libs/anti-war people are now humping his leg instead of marching in the streets

Yeah, what good is a war if conservatards can't get all patriotic and weepy over flag draped coffins?

sick stuff there
as IF none have come home like that under Obama
his lapdog media has just blacked out anyone SEEING THEM

 

[regent]

TK is a coward and a flake.

He imagines we were out there with imaginary light sabers fighting off the storm troopers of Darth.

Idiot. General Patton would have slapped the crap out of him for such a statement.

Seems like you are the coward. You want to hide, putting self preservation over the mission. Soldiers risk life and limb each day, they don't cower behind reasons such as yours. General Patton took risks. He was bold, and he did slap a soldier for showing cowardice in the midst of his fellow comrades. He got busted for it but he got more respect from his men. People like you think we are the evil empire. You imagine war to be easy, with no caveats and simple maneuvers. War is complicated. And is far more complicated than hiding in the shadows.

You are the idiot. You can't even own up to your own failures as a person. You can't even acknowledge that you aren't a Republican.

General Patton would do more than slap you for being such a coward. He never hid, he always went at his foes with full force. An example of that would be the Siege of Bastogne in December 1944:

The Germans had the 101st Airborne Division pinned down in the Belgian town of Bastogne, while Patton was in south central part of France. In a meeting with Eisenhower, after being asked how long it would take him and his men to respond, Patton said he could reach the town and deliver a counterattack in 48 hours. Nobody in the room believed him. But before the meeting on 19 December 1944, he had already ordered his staff to develop contingency plans for retaking the town. On 24 December, he turned his forces northward on a 100 mile trek to Bastogne. By Christmas Day, elements of the 3rd Army began punching holes in the German perimeter. On 26 December the spearhead of the 4th Armored Division broke the German stranglehold as Patton said it would. The day after the Christmas offensive, the town was relieved, and the Germans had been defeated.

Patton refused to give up. He didn't do things halfway. He didn't fight half a war. He most certainly did not show fecklessness in the sight of his enemies, unlike Obama. He was audacious, you are ambivalent and reserved. You wish to hide; like a snake in the bushes. But unlike you, even the snake will strike at his prey without hesitation and with all of its might.

When Bradley talked to Patton about closing his big mouth Patton agreed. Patton lived for war and that made a good combat general, but many generals were also good combat generals and did not have to be coddled like a naughty child.

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