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:::::As to it being a Cold War style conflict, as the saying goes, we always plan to fight the last war.  Cold War military and 20th century military establishments are not designed to fight modern warfare against terrorist cells.  It's a learning curve, and the US is deveolping the special skills needed.  Us oldtimers can only give our experience, but if the US is to survive, the present generation must revamp the idea of what soldiering and war is to deal with this enemy which is intent upon destroying Western Civilization, and probably will never quit.

:::::As to it being a Cold War style conflict, as the saying goes, we always plan to fight the last war.  Cold War military and 20th century military establishments are not designed to fight modern warfare against terrorist cells.  It's a learning curve, and the US is deveolping the special skills needed.  Us oldtimers can only give our experience, but if the US is to survive, the present generation must revamp the idea of what soldiering and war is to deal with this enemy which is intent upon destroying Western Civilization, and probably will never quit.

:::::The War on Terror, or the War in Iraq, is not just another "frisch, fröhliche krieg", as the Germans say, a brisk, jolly little war; and comapring it to the Cold War is an understatement, too.  Neither is it like both World Wars which were total war between nation-states.  But I'm afraid you have (and probably the sources you get much of your information from) drawn too heavily upon these past experiences to base your analogies on.  It is an entirley different kind of war that needs entireley different approaches and solutions.  Complaining about the things you've stated solves nothing.  The John Kerry Administration or Al Gore Administration would be facing these identical problems, so your reservations literally have no merit whatsoever other than ill-founded partisanship.

:::::The War on Terror, or the War in Iraq, is not just another "frisch, fröhliche krieg", as the Germans say, a brisk, jolly little war; and comparing it to the Cold War is an understatement, too.  Neither is it like both World Wars which were total war between nation-states.  But I'm afraid you have (and probably the sources you get much of your information from) drawn too heavily upon these past experiences to base your analogies on.  It is an entirley different kind of war that needs entireley different approaches and solutions.  Complaining about the things you've stated solves nothing.  The John Kerry Administration or Al Gore Administration would be facing these identical problems, so your reservations literally have no merit whatsoever other than ill-founded partisanship.

:::::So then, what do we do?  Hide our head in the sand and pray to Allah that the problem will go away?  [[User:RobS|RobS]] 00:16, 23 March 2007 (EDT)

:::::So then, what do we do?  Hide our head in the sand and pray to Allah that the problem will go away?  [[User:RobS|RobS]] 00:16, 23 March 2007 (EDT)