The “Rules” are the only reason this is still ongoing.
A 21st century army with air support and all the high-tech doodads you can think of can’t beat a 19th century army with little more than Kalashnikovs and some C4?
It wouldn’t have been pretty, but given a free rein, Rommel and the Afrika Korps would’ve wiped the floor with the Taliban years ago.
War ain’t pretty. Your choice.
The “Rules” are the only reason this is still ongoing.Correct.
That begs the question: Who is the TRUE enemy?
Only when US soldiers get tired of dying for NOTHING, will things change.
>>”A 21st century army with air support and all the high-tech doodads you can think of can’t beat a 19th century army with little more than Kalashnikovs and some C4?”
The Soviet Army couldn’t manage to do it.
>>”It wouldn’t have been pretty, but given a free rein, Rommel and the Afrika Korps would’ve wiped the floor with the Taliban years ago.”
The Soviets were utterly ruthless. Case in point: they sowed the ground with mines made to look like kids toys, with the intent that children would pick them up and lose life or limb.
DG