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To: RusIvan
The military technology should be robust at first then very reliable. Like AK machine gun. Secondly you should understand that Syria has the 20 years old soviet export-type equipment. This old equipment competes with the newest US equipment. I would be surprised that new technology beats the old one.

What's your evidence for any of this--seems like hearsay to me.

The only way to compare the two, other than your making assertions with no backing, is to compare their use in similar situations.

Russian technology led to a decade of failure in Afghanistan.

American technology led to a takeover in a matter of weeks.

21 posted on 10/08/2007 3:24:55 AM PDT by Darkwolf377 (Pro-Life atheist Bostonian. If I don't it respond it might be because you sent me something stupid)
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To: Darkwolf377

Russian technology led to a decade of failure in Afghanistan.

American technology led to a takeover in a matter of weeks.==

In Afganistan there wer soviet technology. But anyways Soviets took whole Afganistan into 3 days. Later the guerilla war began. After 9 years of war Soviets lost 15000 but the guerillas lost 1.5 mlns. It is about 1:100 kill ratio.

Now just recall 2001 winter. If you remember Kabul was taken by forces of Northen allience which was trained and supplied by Russia. United States gave airsupport only. The american ground troops came into Afganistan later when all fighting was over. Maybe that is Now the north of Afganistan is calm because it is held by pro-russian Northern allience. But on south we have the guerilla war witout end. Just like 20 years ago.

I give credit Americans that they crushed quickly Saddams army. But again what we see now there the endless guerilla war. No matter the techniological overcome the guerillas will do fights endlessly.


24 posted on 10/08/2007 3:36:39 AM PDT by RusIvan (It is amazing how easily those dupes swallow the supidiest russophobic fairy tales:))))
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