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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.
4 posted on 06/06/2003 8:17:01 AM PDT by The Iguana
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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.
5 posted on 06/06/2003 8:19:51 AM PDT by proxy_user
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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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