[r9etb]

There is a certain risk of different problems arising, but, say - war is risky no matter what you do. The question is how to get it done the best way given what you know and even to dynamically change your tactics depending on the results.

The other question is, how do you get out of a jam once you're in it. Our answer to that is to have the means to blow the crap out of the bad guys when all else fails. (Sorta like the relief pitcher who saves his 200 mph fastball for when he's got the bases loaded, no outs, and 3-0 count.)

[AFPhys]

how do you get out of a jam ... [you rely on your] relief pitcher who saves his 200 mph fastball for when he's got the bases loaded, no outs, and 3-0 count.)

Yup... and in this action, we KNOW we have the best relief pitchers to do that job, and it gives us a whole lot of latitude a military force seldom is blessed with.