[Timber Rattler]

Alternate translation: We were hamstrung by a lack of infantry.

In Iraq they were using artillery battalions to do foot patrols.

And of course that gets right back at the "Peace Dividend" nonsense of the 1990s, when infantrymen were separated from the service in the thousands and Fort Ord was closed.

Remember at the time all the DoD rhetoric about how "boots on the ground" wouldn't be needed since technology was the end all-be all of future warfighting.

[OldMissileer]

Remember at the time all the DoD rhetoric about how "boots on the ground" wouldn't be needed since technology was the end all-be all of future warfighting.

That has never worked out as we have seen and you just pointed out.

The only time boots on the ground doesn't work is when you are going to drop a nuke.

[Tallguy]

Remember at the time all the DoD rhetoric about how "boots on the ground" wouldn't be needed since technology was the end all-be all of future warfighting.

And "they" were right when it came to taking down Afghanistan & Iraq. Of course when you end up occupying both countries for ten years, then you run into a real need for the infantry that you don't have.