- 10 Jul 2015 19:02
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I disagree, backbone, foundation whatever you want to call it the infantry are the most versatile and essential aspect of most armies. They fight on the front lines with the tanks and war planes but as we have seen in Iraq and Afghanistan along with countless other engagements wars aren't always won on the battlefield, the infantries role continues on long after the tanks and war planes have served their purpose aside from minor roles.
I was talking about groups like ISIS or the new Ukraine army.
and we don't like you either
Unfortunately the UN was giving the DPRK and it's armed forces a good hiding until the Chinese showed up with a massive infantry army(take note drlee) that sent the US and its allies into one of the fastest retreats in modern history.
Drlee wrote:This is nonsense. There is no "backbone" of any Army. The combined arms team is what wins wars. The infantry is one part of that team.
I disagree, backbone, foundation whatever you want to call it the infantry are the most versatile and essential aspect of most armies. They fight on the front lines with the tanks and war planes but as we have seen in Iraq and Afghanistan along with countless other engagements wars aren't always won on the battlefield, the infantries role continues on long after the tanks and war planes have served their purpose aside from minor roles.
We did not defeat Iraq with a "proxy Army". Quite the opposite. We are not fielding our infantry in the ME right now simply because it is not in our best interest to do it. The Iraqi army is not a "proxy army" it is the army of the recognized country doing the fighting.
I was talking about groups like ISIS or the new Ukraine army.
The US Army is the best in the world. There is no question about that. It could, and might some day, impose our will on the Middle East. That would not be a hard task at all. What IS important, and what you seem incapable of understanding is that the way to a lasting peace in the Middle East is to raise up countries that can impose peace on the region. We have no desire to occupy the ME for decades. We don't even like those people.
and we don't like you either
Decky wrote:The Yanks just have more expensive toys. That's it. The commonwealth armies and of course the glorious party army of the DPRK are far better than the yanks.
Unfortunately the UN was giving the DPRK and it's armed forces a good hiding until the Chinese showed up with a massive infantry army(take note drlee) that sent the US and its allies into one of the fastest retreats in modern history.
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