Quote Originally Posted by Kathianne View Post
Jeff, you have more strategic training than anyone else here that I'm aware of. What are your thoughts on this? My initial take is that in a way Gentile is almost like those leading the British Redcoats, 'You're leaving us unable to wage conventional war', when 'conventional' has changed?
agreed.....

"Lt. Col. Gian Gentile, a history professor here who served two tours in Iraq, begs to differ. He argues that Gen. Petraeus's counterinsurgency tactics are getting too much credit for the improved situation in Iraq. Moreover, he argues, concentrating on such an approach is eroding the military's ability to wage large-scale conventional wars."

a large scale conventional war has not been waged since the 1940's.......his premise is flawed.....