> [Original Message] > From: Eric Yost <Mr.Eric.Yost@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 7/10/2005 12:54:19 PM > Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Why us? > > Try General Sherman in the American Civil War. He was among the first > to use modern warfare tactics, against his fellow countrymen... > > ___ > > I will try General Sherman as an analogy if we are talking about an > Iraqi civil war carried on exclusively by Iraqi troops. > > The Continental Army versus Redcoat analogy applies to a colonial > rebellion which, though a bit of a stretch, could be said to compare to > Iraq > Comparing these styles of battle is pointless. We may as well lament that armies don't wear red coats and line up in formation to fire. Wellington and Napoleon fought as grizzly and brutal wars as it's possible to fight. If I recall correctly, Napoleon's troops were even encouraged in rape, murder and pillage of civilians. The reason was so that Napoleon's reputation would precede him and give his army a psychological edge. In our own Civil War, Washington's country, brother killed brother. Likewise the U.S. killed civilians galore in WWII. Nice guys in war finish last. The brutality aspect hasn't changed much except that the numbers have grown exponentially larger. Andy Amago > Eric > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html