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Why Arabs Loose Wars ~~
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http://www.unc.edu/depts/diplomat/AD_Issues/amdipl_17/articles/deatkine_arabs1.html
The leadership don't want to train their subordinates out of fear that they will take over. The command treat the enlisted soldiers like sub-humans. The enlisted don’t respect the command.
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The leadership don't want to teach their citizens for fear they'll realise they're getting screwed. The politicians treat their people like imbeciles. The people are imbeciles.
It's spelt lose.
"Loose" is the opposite of "tight".
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btw, the flag is being displayed on all US warships per 'orders' a few days ago...until then it was only flown on the oldest active US warship.
I have always believed that any change amoung peoples must come from within and not be imposed by US or anyone else for that matter. The islamics have had an internal structure problem for longer than US has existed...and I'm not convinced that 'democracy' is the right answer for them. After all, we, US, got our form of government from the way pirate ships were governed...pirate ships commissioned by England...!
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LOL, Diesel, you couldnt have described GWB any better!
The Arabs have more to spend than the country they have attempted to destroy multiple times.
From the London Times link that you posted, which I seem no longer to be able to find...
http://www.andrewsullivan.com/main_article.php?artnum=20020811
Strange - is it not - how reality is conveniently forgotten when seeking to further ones emotional issues and agenda?
As there is no Allah/God to help them win, they get slaughtered.
Paul
Now that sounds funny to us but to them it is serious bueiness.
We could get into the details of the wahhabi cult, etc., but it would just piss some folks off and that isn't the point.
They lose wars because from their leadershop on down their lives are based upon a false premis...islam! And while it worked for centuries there comes a time when folks get fed up with them and push back...current events aren't the first time.
No matter what kind of whackey thing they do it is always with the sincerely held belief that it is alla's will and therefore nothing to apologize for if they fail or do something realllllllllly bad...like gasing their own people, etc.
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With regard to Arab countries' ability to fight, they might have poor leadership and equipment, but on the other hand their willingness to sacrifice their own lives can prove a formidable obstacle in guerilla-type war and terrorist activities, as the Russians in Chechnya would only be too happy to confirm.
But one which will ultimately fail, unless they have a never ending supply of martyrs. Killing yourself is hardly the best tactic in war...
Its a tactic that the Chinese used in Korea, trying to swamp their enemy with sheer numeric force. The kill ratio of the UN forces proved that to be a folly.
Remember the article we had posted here a while back on First Generation warfare, Second Gen. ... Fourth Gen.? Your statement is factually correct, but applies on a 2GW vs. 2GW setting. We really don't know what would happen if a numerically superior 4GW force went up against a technologically superior 2GW (3GW on a good day) force.
The article was theory. Not fact. Not a whole lot of people in the field agree with the concepts suggested in that article.
Do you have a link to that mate?
The Italians in WW2
Most 3rd world countries
both spring to mind.
The Otterman Army of 1917-18 despite its deficiencies proved a right tough nut to crack, And was finaly overcome by the bulk of the Indian Army, and a massive artillery advantage to the British forces.
Nope, sorry. Either search the forum or ask Baldy or Diesel, since it was one of those two that posted the link.
Greenhat: I thought "asymmetric warfare" was a concept taken quite seriously? Or are you saying the the specific interpretation of warfare, 1st through to 4th generation, is the bit that isn't given much credence?
Many Arab countries use old soviet weapons and some of the old soviet doctrine
Unfortunately they also follow soviet doctrin a little too slavishly, When attacked, they fall back and wait for winter!:rolleyes:
I'm referring to the specific interpretation, and in particular the choices that author made in assigning 1st to 4th generations. There are a lot of people in the field that think that he is wrong on his assumptions as to what 4th generation warfare is.