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Originally Posted by RPKESQ
You are mistaken. I understand completely about counterinsurgency warfare. The type of warfare was not in question, read the thread. I listed most of the possible and actual US military involvements since WW II. How many were an unqualified success? How many are still up for grabs? How many resulted in failure?
Location and type of warfare was not discussed. Results were the focus
of the discussion.
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Actually to divorce yourself from the doctrine the location and the type is essential to addressing or forming an opinion on the success or the failure of the war. I do not think I am mistaken, you are entitled to your opinion but don't project your opinion as fact. I have one small question, who formulated the modern tactics that we face on the field today that is referred to as an "insurgency". And who were probably the first westerners to face those tactics?
What say thee about what qualifies any war as an unqualified success. War by its very definition only exists because of the failures of statesmen. We erase their mistakes with the blood of our young.