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Article #1522Re: Overwhelming Firepower is Bad doctrine
From: Colin Campbell
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 08:37
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 08:37
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On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 23:08:00 GMT, Dharmananda <Nil@neph.net> wrote: >remove underscore wrote: > >> In a military context - doctrine is an organized set of standards and >> procedures that allow a large and diverse organization to function >> cooperatively to achieve a common goal. >> > >So what was the goal of the Army doctrine -- by whatever name -- in the >attack on Fallujah? Doctrine is not a goal. Doctrine is a framework used by soldiers for co-ordination and planning. And the operational goals of the attack on Falluja have been discussed in the media so many times that I am not even going to bother repeating them. -- "Saddam was found cowering in his little hole in the ground. Supposedly, his goal was to remain in hiding until all the shooting stopped. Well, hey, it worked for the French." Jay Leno
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