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2009-02-11 Afghanistan

Michael Yon : The Eagle Went over the Mountain

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Posted by anonymous5089 2009-02-11 13:16|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 when tactical weapons fail, use strategic weapons. that worked in Vietnam until the anti-napalm rants began. in the combat zone, wherever there are roads there are IEDs. Grunts said that in the "Bad Voodoo War" documentary. The Brass didn't listen, and years of 24-7-365 suicide patrols droned on. In WW2 "Bomber Command" targeted "built up areas" in Germany. It worked.

Posted by Elmusoting Tojo4877 2009-02-11 17:24|| 2009-02-11 17:24|| Front Page Top

#2 No it didn't ET, BomberCommand was a flat flop, German industrial output peaked in 1944 right before the Rhine was crossed.

Posted by sHIPMAN 2009-02-11 19:24|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2009-02-11 19:24|| Front Page Top

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