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Nick · 01-19-2005, 07:05 PM

Issue here is where do you get the troops from? Iraq is still a war-torn insurrection-filled quagmire. If we divert US forces from there, we're going to have serious issues in keeping that country under control. The overall instability tends to make Iraq a shakey base of operations for the theatre of war, mainly because isurgants will see this as a massive opportunity to seriously mess up some stuff along supply lines and the rear end of the combat troops. While we could stick strictly to naval and long range bombers, what is the contigency plan if Iran decides to pour over the Iraqi border (again)? We could yank some troops out of Korea, although that region is already estimated to be very thin and weakening that force when the drum of war in the Korean peninsula, so that may not be a grand idea.

Somehow, I doubt that we'll simply do the same thing Israel did, and I'm pretty sure the current admin would go ahead with another regime change, which in itself brings up the bigger problem of yet another reconstruction and yet another costly (in terms of dollars and lives) occupation with an already thin and ill-equipted force.

Sure, we could backdoor draft reservists, national guards, and vets that haven't served their full 8 years, but that gives you untrained, unprepared troops with low moral.

You need extensive planning, not the same type of BS they used in Iraq.

Iraq plan:
Step 1: WAR!
Step 2: ??????
Step 3: STABILITY!

01-19-2005, 07:05 PM	#7
Nick Banned Join Date: Dec 1969 Posts: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 10,998.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 11,498.00 Donate	Issue here is where do you get the troops from? Iraq is still a war-torn insurrection-filled quagmire. If we divert US forces from there, we're going to have serious issues in keeping that country under control. The overall instability tends to make Iraq a shakey base of operations for the theatre of war, mainly because isurgants will see this as a massive opportunity to seriously mess up some stuff along supply lines and the rear end of the combat troops. While we could stick strictly to naval and long range bombers, what is the contigency plan if Iran decides to pour over the Iraqi border (again)? We could yank some troops out of Korea, although that region is already estimated to be very thin and weakening that force when the drum of war in the Korean peninsula, so that may not be a grand idea. Somehow, I doubt that we'll simply do the same thing Israel did, and I'm pretty sure the current admin would go ahead with another regime change, which in itself brings up the bigger problem of yet another reconstruction and yet another costly (in terms of dollars and lives) occupation with an already thin and ill-equipted force. Sure, we could backdoor draft reservists, national guards, and vets that haven't served their full 8 years, but that gives you untrained, unprepared troops with low moral. You need extensive planning, not the same type of BS they used in Iraq. Iraq plan: Step 1: WAR! Step 2: ?????? Step 3: STABILITY!