That goes for everyone really. The Soviets couldn’t beat the Afghan Mujahideen in an unconventional war either.
Windows_66 on
Washington famously used standard tactics against the British.
YourGuideVergil on
Is this based on your personal interviews with the Houthis?
RenegadeSithLordMaul on
nah the weak doge should be US fighting offensive wars against guerrilla fighters in rough and easily defensible territories with many miles of wilderness
Ennkey on
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Comprehensive-Fail41 on
Not exactly. Militarily the US did generally win soundly. The problems come afterwards in building a state that can hold of the insurgents by themselves
mathphyskid on
It is more like everyone always sucks at dealing with guerilla warfare as that is the point of guerilla warfare.
The US was pretty good with unconventional warfare when they were the ones doing it.
Crazyjackson13 on
I mean, most conventional armies struggle at unconventional warfare, this isn’t just a U.S. thing.
DoJebait02 on
Size does matter in arena, but doesn’t matter in hide and seek.
Viet Cong was famously in unconventional jungle guerrilla warfare but still struggled several years with understrength & under-equipments & under-organized Pol Pot (Campuchia Khmer war). Unconventional war is tended to make stronger size inconvenient, and US in most time a stronger size
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h4ckerkn0wnas4chan on
Newsflash, armies suck at fighting wars where anybody could be an enemy at the drop of a hat.
BioShocker1960 on
Yeah, American does great against other countries – not against terrorist organizations and the like.
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It worked out for them in the Philippine-American War. Even though it lasted like 14 years they still won
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The Indian Wars & the Banana Wars beg to differ.
That goes for everyone really. The Soviets couldn’t beat the Afghan Mujahideen in an unconventional war either.
Washington famously used standard tactics against the British.
Is this based on your personal interviews with the Houthis?
nah the weak doge should be US fighting offensive wars against guerrilla fighters in rough and easily defensible territories with many miles of wilderness
MAC V SOG enters the chat
Not exactly. Militarily the US did generally win soundly. The problems come afterwards in building a state that can hold of the insurgents by themselves
It is more like everyone always sucks at dealing with guerilla warfare as that is the point of guerilla warfare.
The US was pretty good with unconventional warfare when they were the ones doing it.
I mean, most conventional armies struggle at unconventional warfare, this isn’t just a U.S. thing.
Size does matter in arena, but doesn’t matter in hide and seek.
Viet Cong was famously in unconventional jungle guerrilla warfare but still struggled several years with understrength & under-equipments & under-organized Pol Pot (Campuchia Khmer war). Unconventional war is tended to make stronger size inconvenient, and US in most time a stronger size
The Sioux have entered the chat…
Newsflash, armies suck at fighting wars where anybody could be an enemy at the drop of a hat.
Yeah, American does great against other countries – not against terrorist organizations and the like.
It worked out for them in the Philippine-American War. Even though it lasted like 14 years they still won
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