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In both cases the US infantry grunt was woefully unprepared for the type of combat being seen. In Vietnam, it was right up front that the jungle combat was something not prepared for. Armor and airpower accounted for very little, as apposed to Korea, WWII. In the case of Iraq, the soldiers have been woefully mistreated by the Adminstration and their own logistics officers.

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This has been the case in almost every war we have fought.The problem with the military acquisition process is that it reactionary in nature. Its hard to get the beancounters to spend money on things that might be. Tactics is somewhat the same, although to a lesser degree since we have more control over those at lower levels.

I however would like to hear exactly how you arrived at the conclusion that that American soldiers have been mistreated by their own logistics officers. I will pass on your answer to one of my best friends, who is a Marine Corps Logistics Officer currently on his second tour in Iraq.

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Matter of opinion I guess. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]