[jmc1969]

Small highly mobile armies can beat conventional forces, but they can not occupy and police counties.

You can't police a country the size of Iraq with 100,000 US troops as Rummy learned when he tried to bring US forces down to 100,000 in April 2004.

Rummy's notions on war are great for conventional wars, they are moronic for policing countries.

[Question Liberal Authority]

Rummy's notions on war are great for conventional wars, they are moronic for policing countries.

The Iraqi people are the ones who should be policing their country. Iraqis replace coalition soldiers as the Iraqis are trained. Eventually, there will be no need for the US to police Iraq at all.