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Quote by: Milton Bradley  Now, if we instate the draft, and gear up for a real battle, look the Hell out. You won't want to be on the recieving end of that exchange. |
You mean like in Vietnam?
The U.S. military is in "a real battle" in Iraq. Over 4,000 troops dead. 10s of thousands seriously wounded. More 10s of thousands psychologically wounded. On the Iraqi side 100s of thousand dead, millions displaced. Sounds like a real battle to me, and I haven't even mentioned the financial costs.
With the one exception of the 1st Gulf war, the U.S. military doesn't seem to know how to shoot straight or fight the war its enemies wage. Then when they lose or retreat, some "blame anyone but us" excuse is offered about the enemy not fighting a fair war, or the politicians were wrong-headed, or the moon was in the second house.
The fact appears to be that the U.S. military just isn't very good. Very expensive, very sexy, but not very good and very dumb--something like a Harley Davidson motorcycle or Paris Hilton.