To: af_vet_rr
A solid general, but many believe that his broad front strategy - the result of his strategic conservatism as much as political concerns - probably lengthened the war by months.
To: The Iguana
On the other hand, a mass-conscript army has a very different skill set than an elite volunteer force. Ike may very well have correctly assessed the capabilities he had available, and proceded with the brute-force mass advance approach, using heavy artillery and air support.
To: The Iguana
Hindsight is 20/20
6 posted on
06/06/2003 8:24:13 AM PDT by
Protagoras
(Putting government in charge of morality is like putting pedophiles in charge of children.)
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