Quote Originally Posted by Rank amateur View Post
Macgregor says. "if there is no legitimate government to begin with, your intervention is doomed to inevitable failure."
Macgregor is omniscient? I don't -- but I do think 'inevitable' is evitable.
To me this is the key point. We're using tactics designed for use against a single anti government insurgency, but we're fighting multiple factions, many of whom are part of the government.
The guys in Iraq don't know this???