OP-ED: IRAN'S BUSTED IRAQ BID, By Amir Taheri, New York Post, April 10, 2008
I would be interested in John Robb's take on this: using Second/Third-Generation Warfare stats (body bag count) to declare victory in Fourth-Generation Warfare.
Rinse and repeat, say I, and see which side cries "uncle" first.
This sort of logic strikes me as very Vietnam-era.
(Thanks: jacob roland)
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It would be interesting to learn why Bush 1 let Saddam's helicopters and artillery slaughter Shiites in southern Iraq after Iran had helped US with information, access and even CNN type media propaganda before and at the beginning of Gulf War 1.
Posted by Louis Heberlein | April 28, 2008 12:36 PM
Pretty funny article. The Sadrists were actually gaining territory (neighborhoods) at the end. Iran pulled Maliki out of the fire. You are correct, body counts are useless as a measure of victory.
Posted by John Robb | May 1, 2008 8:00 AM