I suppose he is talking about battling insurgencies. With WMD's (or massive carpet bombing) and food embargo off the table, this could be the case.
To: TigerLikesRooster
He could also be talking about unchecked illegal immigration.
2 posted on
07/02/2009 8:52:18 PM PDT by
SpaceBar
To: TigerLikesRooster
I think that line of reasoning went out as the Gatling gun came in. The Zulu bass chorus didn’t want to play with the British tenors accompanies by the Gatlings.
4 posted on
07/02/2009 9:10:49 PM PDT by
donmeaker
(Invicto)
To: TigerLikesRooster
The problem has been that, even for a power as mighty and sophisticated as the US, occupying a Third World country with a fast-growing population means putting an uncomfortably large number of boots on the ground. Feh.
The problem has been the Marquis of Queensbury Richard-Simmons rules we have bound ourselves with in fighting the wars.
The way to clean out Muslim insurgents out of buildings is to send in pigs.
The Middle East respects strength, not subtlety.
Cheers!
5 posted on
07/02/2009 9:11:52 PM PDT by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Then how did England control India for 2 centuries?
7 posted on
07/02/2009 10:09:48 PM PDT by
PGR88
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