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To: DarthVader

Sorry, I wrongly assumed that most people are well aware that technology is not the answer. It is only a key to the answer. That should have been part of my response.

We should never forget it is the human factor that wins wars. All the technology in the world is useless if the people using it are not highly trained and motivated by the right reasons and with great leadership.

Again, we are looking backwards though. The types of battles we will most likely be fighting are not the same as 50 years ago. The technology that has been battle proven is quite stunning in its effectiveness.




60 posted on 06/18/2005 8:33:14 AM PDT by panamagringo
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To: panamagringo

You should talk to some of my friends who were with the US Marines Expeditionary Force when they went up the coast during Desert Storm. They said the bombardments from the battlewagons severely degraded the enemy forces they were facing. A bunch of enemy soldiers surrendered to a Predator UAV which was being used to spot for the big guns. Those guys got smart because eveytime they saw the UAV they saw the resulting destruction and did not want to get it themselves. Heavy shell fire is a terrifying psychological weapon.


62 posted on 06/18/2005 8:39:17 AM PDT by DarthVader (Always ready to educate liberals by beating them profusely about the head with a Louisville Slugger.)
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