Is a raid the first phase of war, or,
just a raid and get the Foxtrot out :eek:
If we dump on Iran tomorrow with a raid, is it just a raid to destroy their nukes, or, is it indeed the first phase of a war ?
Why is a raid then so defined as a military act when our politicians do it every swingin' day and we pay the dear price of repairing "it" ?
As a former feeble military servant, it seems to me that a military raid and its outcome is no different than politics with potentially high costs to all in terms of casualties, civilian damage and economic disruption.
Fuchs: A political raid ?
Son Tay raid: separate thread
Thirty-one posts have been moved to a new thread, in the Historians arena and is available on:http://council.smallwarsjournal.com/...ad.php?t=14524
Meantime back to 'Definition of a Raid' and other historical examples.:)