TR Fehrenbach’s trenchant observation about ground combat - TopicsExpress



          

TR Fehrenbach’s trenchant observation about ground combat applies here. Speaking of the Korean War, he observed: “You may fly over a land forever; you may bomb it, atomize it, pulverize it and wipe it clean of life – but if you desire to defend it, protect it, and keep it for civilization, you must do this on the ground, the way the Roman legions did, by putting your young men into the mud.” Hamas is determined to keep Gaza as a staging area from which it can bludgeon Israel with rockets. Because of the difficulties of detecting rockets from the air, Israel is obliged to seek them on the ground. If, after this punitive expedition, Hamas rebuilds and re-arms, it may be obliged to do so again.
Posted on: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 18:43:17 +0000

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