4 ways America's gambit has failed

IMO this shows that the people who can make the cheapest weapons with the most destructive power wins.

Somehow we lost sight of that and went to ever more expensive "precision" weapons when a simple dumb bomb would do the same thing
 
tsuke11 said:
IMO this shows that the people who can make the cheapest weapons with the most destructive power wins.

Somehow we lost sight of that and went to ever more expensive "precision" weapons when a simple dumb bomb would do the same thing
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For it is not by the numbers of the combatants but by their orderly array and their bravery that prowess in war is wont to be measured...Procopius

The problem for Iran is their troops are shoddily trained. Bravery is no substitute for drilled competence. The Russians have long followed your advice. They've lost more wars than they win and the price for them is always jaw droppingly, insanely, high. Rome became a mighty empire not because Roman soldiers had better weapons, but because they were better trained and drilled.
 
T. A. Gardner said:
For it is not by the numbers of the combatants but by their orderly array and their bravery that prowess in war is wont to be measured...Procopius

The problem for Iran is their troops are shoddily trained. Bravery is no substitute for drilled competence. The Russians have long followed your advice. They've lost more wars than they win and the price for them is always jaw droppingly, insanely, high. Rome became a mighty empire not because Roman soldiers had better weapons, but because they were better trained and drilled.
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If the US military were to use dumb bombs and only save precision bombs for certain missions what would change about the US military training?
 
tsuke11 said:
If the US military were to use dumb bombs and only save precision bombs for certain missions what would change about the US military training?
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Nothing except some of those precision weapons would become either obsolete or expired and then need expensive rework to make them usable again.
 
Jack Grealish said:
On the contrary, I believe that America's international leadership has strengthened. The US has demonstrated its willingness to use force to maintain its imperial status, no matter how costly it may seem. All small and medium-sized countries in the world, except for China and Russia, now face a situation where if the US decides to destroy your country, it can do so directly, and you will receive no protection unless you have some kind of alliance with China—but currently only North Korea can be assured of China's protection. All small and medium-sized countries, in order to survive, must bow down to the US. I believe that in the next 20 years, the US will reshape the landscape of international relations through a series of wars, leveraging its military power.
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said:

1. Losing the influence war in the Middle East​

2. Taking US eyes off other strategic goals​

3. Disproportionate economic fallout​

4. Loss of global leadership​




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4 ways the war in Iran has weakened the United States in the great power game

China and Russia view the latest Washington intervention in the Middle East as a further decline of the United States’ global power.
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serendipity said:
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We follow the law and the Quran. Islam is not a religion of peace in the way ignorant (or dishonest) infidels mischaracterize it. Islam literally means voluntary submission or surrender to the will of Allah, and the concept is that true submission brings inner peace and security. The Quran does not explicitly call Islam "the religion of peace" or use that phrasing anywhere. It describes itself as the "straight path," the "religion of truth," or the final revelation, It also includes verses on defensive and offensive fighting (e.g., the "sword verse" in 9:5, rules for jihad in 9:29, etc.), which classical Islamic jurisprudence (across major schools) interpreted as permitting expansionist warfare.

The specific phrase was popularized (and misapplied in its common usage) by George W. Bush and other Western leaders after the events of 11 September 2001.
 
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