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Re: Overwhelming Firepower is Bad doctrine

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From: Dharmananda
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 18:42
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RTO Trainer wrote:

> 
> I have not said that overwhelming firepower is never used, nor that it
> is not sometimes tactically appropriate.��I�have�only�stated,�several
> times that it is not cuurent doctrine.��And�it�isn't.



It is possible then, that the attack of Fallujah was simply a departure from
current doctrine, and the use of Overwhelming Firepowere as a percieved
"tactical necessity?"

-- 
Triratanam sharanam gaccami
Dharmananda

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