They could get through the wire, they could kill a lot of them. But there is no order or odds that would make them surrender to ISIS. Mark my words.
And even yet, ISIS has a record of savagery against weak units and defenseless people. They have no record of successfully assaulting the toughest grunts on earth in a defensive position.
ISIS is ISIS,, not the VC, not the disciplined Chinese or Japanese Army or the NVA.
Don’t get me wrong. I believe the Marines will make a good accounting of themselves. I know; I’m a former Marine. Still, nothing in these reports speaks to the resources available or on their way to assist. It may be time to fix bayonets.
True. Gen. Giap was a smart commander; he understood guerrilla and asymmetrical warfare.
ISIS understands brutality and goat rape.