Total BS.
Since when do Marines "Hold their position"!
Marines advance and destroy the enemy!
Marines advance and destroy the enemy!
The politicians are in charge. These are not your WWII politicians. These are touchy-feeley politicians.
An omlet cannot be made without breaking eggs.
A city cannot be taken without killing lots of people, including lots of civillians.
"It is fatal to enter any conflict without the desire to win." (Douglas MacArthur)
"There is no substitute for victory." (Douglas MacArthur)
"We're surrounded, that simplifies our problem. We can shoot in any direction and kill communists." (Chesty Puller)
History will prove me right and the touchy-feeley politicians wrong.
In the end, seige tactics and the wise use of airpower will result in less Marine deaths than the old "Hey diddle diddle, straight up the middle!"
Remember Patton's words: "No poor dumb S.O.B. ever won a war by dying for his country...he won it by making the other poor dumb S.O.B. die for his country."