Jun 16, 2025
Оfftopic Community
Оfftopic Community
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Featured content
New posts
New media
New media comments
New resources
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Resources
Latest reviews
Search resources
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Lifestyle
The Great Outdoors
Were several of our past wars more like gopher hunts that were impossible to win?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="jlru" data-source="post: 1444168" data-attributes="member: 529814"><p>When our army marches forward to meet an enemy who hides in holes, amongst civilians, and refuses to meet us head-on in battle, how can we call this a war? With adequate supply tunnels the enemy can stay in these holes for years and take pop-shots at our troops from camouflaged openings.</p><p>Isn't this what caused the Russians to be driven from Afghanistan, and Americans from VietNam? Didn't this impossible situation start to repeat in Iraq, and have we now learned how to deal with it?</p><p>Or has the world learned how to defeat great armies with small bands of cowardly hit-and-run guerrilla tactics?</p><p>Are barbarians again at the gates of great empires who have mighty weapons ?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jlru, post: 1444168, member: 529814"] When our army marches forward to meet an enemy who hides in holes, amongst civilians, and refuses to meet us head-on in battle, how can we call this a war? With adequate supply tunnels the enemy can stay in these holes for years and take pop-shots at our troops from camouflaged openings. Isn't this what caused the Russians to be driven from Afghanistan, and Americans from VietNam? Didn't this impossible situation start to repeat in Iraq, and have we now learned how to deal with it? Or has the world learned how to defeat great armies with small bands of cowardly hit-and-run guerrilla tactics? Are barbarians again at the gates of great empires who have mighty weapons ? [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Name
Verification
Please enable JavaScript to continue.
Loading…
Post reply
Top