Nice. Good for the Iraqi's. Too bad our Air Force can't wrap it's head around not burning up F-16's, B-2's when off the shelf will do.
Eh, what the heck, it isn't their money.
Should I start on the Army mucky-mucks?
Posted on 07/04/2008 9:41:52 AM PDT by DJ Elliott
A look at the development of the Iraqi security forces. Two provinces have transfered to Iraqi control.
(Excerpt) Read more at longwarjournal.org ...
Nice. Good for the Iraqi's. Too bad our Air Force can't wrap it's head around not burning up F-16's, B-2's when off the shelf will do.
Eh, what the heck, it isn't their money.
Should I start on the Army mucky-mucks?
The fighter and bomber mafias are not about to admit that their aircraft can be replaced by cheap turbo-prop aircraft.
Their religion is all about winning exclusively from the air and they will not acknowledge that it is only theory.
Air is a great force multiplier, but it has never been the end all.
As to the Army, the Armor and Airborne mafias prevented the introduction of medium armor (Strykers) for over three decades because it did not fit their religions...
I will not bother with USN/USMC. After 22 years of USN, the internal fights about what we need is too depressing...
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