‘No offense to the Army, but they are not trained for the kind of fight that cleared Fallujah in ‘04.’
That may come as news to the two Cav Bns that were at Fallujah. I’m a ‘Corpsaphile’ as well, but the Army deserves their accolades in the WOT. A well-trained motivated force. I do believe there is some USA influence that started this goat rope, but the idea of JAGs with Army units is more established and has a longer history. I suspect the Marines accused will be cleared in the end, because if the info out on this event is accurate, the Marines did nothing wrong. Unfortunately the wheels of justice grind slowly, Marine Corps justice even more slowly. Besides the negative propaganda value of this ‘story’ for our enemies, the worst aspect of this affair could be a tendency to not aggressively pursue the enemy. That will result in more casualties.
You’re right. I was thinking of urban close combat where Marines are trained to go in with overwhelming force. If that changes, if we fight to avoid casualities of any kind, we may as well paint our helmets blue.