Comments by "Spring Bloom" (@springbloom5940) on "Insider"
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And just think how differently Afghanistan would've gone, if they had capable air defenses.
Desert Storm is an illusion and you people really need to end your victory lap for it. I was there - 513th MI-BDE/297th MI-BN. I performed ISR/RSTA; BDA and Combat Assessment. I worked on the operational planning for the 'Left Hook', air defense and geo mapping for F117 strikes and onsite BDA for PGMs, after the ceasefire. The 'mechanized army' you're talking about was junk. They didn't invade Kuwait for resources because they were strong and doing swell. 40% of the armor we wrecked was non deployable by US Army standards. They had broken hydraulics, faulty electrical, worn out engines and drivetrains, low or no fuel and ammo. Their air defenses were in the same condition. They were popping antipersonnel canister shot 3 or 4 times its effective antipersonnel range, at Challengers because they didn't have any anti armor ammo. They rolled until they ran out of gas, fired the few rounds they had and abandoned their vehicle to get banged by an Apache or A10. They had a large number of their tanks parked on berms as artillery pieces, because they were immobile and or couldn't operate the turrets. Entire companies surrendered for a MRE and a bottle of water. We processed hundreds of prisoners with uniforms literally rotting off their bodies like castaways.
We didn't win in Korea and lost in Vietnam. China and India throw rocks at each other on the border, but sure, Indians throw rocks better so that will certainly be an advantage when China opens up with artillery from the mountains and sends 1000s of drones. You should really pay attention to US aircraft absentee ratios before talking about other air forces. China's 'blue water navy' is better than it needs to be. They aren't trying to threaten every nation on the planet with it, only secure their own. And you have apparently not been paying any attention, China has the most powerful ships ever conceived, that can cripple your country at anchor in port. FA with China and youll FO what real sanctions are and how they work when you're begging for them to invade in 3 months, just to bring you stuff. Want a preview of war with China? Go round your house and gather up everything with a made in China component or material and throw it in the trash. Just be careful not to accidentally divide by zero trying to throw your Chinese trashcan into your Chinese trashcan.
We spent 6 months assembling a million man NATO+ army on Iraq's doorstep to kick 100k starving, ill equipped Iraqis out of Kuwait, that tried to run away when it got loud. You people really need to quit thinking thats something to thump your chest about. That hubris is what directly led to the disasters in Iraq and Afghanistan. None of you are learning anything from Ukraine either, because you're too high on the p r o p a g a n d a. War is about pain and you astonishingly think you have a higher tolerance for pain and privation than Russians and Chinese.
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