Reply #24: Certainly Giap was a military genius [View All]

[Nicholas_J]

Who is of course unrecognized as such in the West. But the simple terms he has made his statement in are simply correct. No matter how superior the military force a nation of many million will inevitably defeat that superior force by something as simply as not co-operating with nation that is trying to invade them.


Which seems to be so obviously happening in Iraq. While you hear the U.S. media discussing that the general population are irritated by the continual fighting, the general population are not doing anything to assist the U.S. overcome the insurgents. The inhabitants of Fallujan most certainly knew who the insurgents were and where they were, but were not very forthcoming in co-operating with U.S. forces in letting them know the whereabouts of the insurgents. Even the civilians remaining in Fallujah were not giving the insurgents away, even if to get a little peace and humanitarian aid.

It may take longer because we have turned war into a video game for the troops that we have sent into Iraq, but without active co-operation of the population, the U.S. will not be able to win the peace, or even sustain a friendly government.

Hussein lost the war very quickly because when it came down to it, the people of Iraq did not co-operate with him in repelling the U.S. invasion. But this does not mean that the Iraqi's want the U.S. anymore than they wanted Saddam. IT will take longer, but the invasion will simply grind down to an inevitable halt as the Iraqi people allow the insurgents places to regroup and hide, without letting on to the invading trops where they are.