Well in the UK the military are partly to blame for this by buying into all the traps the Civil Servants set and going along with all the "Effects" and "Capability" stuff that was set out by folks who had never done a day in uniform.
...and if you want a real disgrace, then look at FRES.
Infinity Journal "I don't care if this works in practice. I want to see it work in theory!"
- The job of the British Army out here is to kill or capture Communist Terrorists in Malaya.
- If we can double the ratio of kills per contact, we will soon put an end to the shooting in Malaya.
Sir Gerald Templer, foreword to the "Conduct of Anti-Terrorist Operations in Malaya," 1958 Edition
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