Excise me if I put my trust in the USMC rather than you or our wobbly administration.
Learn form Vietnam. Don't tell them how to fight, or at least don't change in mid stride.
One of my Family members U.S....A Gulf war 1 ...A-10 pilot...an F-16 Pilot assigned to the elete fighter squadrons in South Korea.
Now..a LT Col...assigned to the Joint Cheifs of Staff.
In the past years prior to the Iraq war..he wrote thinktank for the War College...wrote protocals for the Multi theatre concept of *Deep Strike[His forwards..Penatgon reports are available on PDF file]
Much of what has occured in Iraq was forseen in the Pentagon....but ignored by the present admin.
The Marines and other U.S. forces have done exceedingly well in combat....that is....when they have clearence to do what they do best.