Well.... so much of stuff ro respond to... my 3k cents coming up,
Counter-Geurilla warfare is an adminstritive one... simply out suply, stabalise your logistics and support all available ambushed patrols along the way.
The common way that attacks are used are as such. Your one HIS land, amoungst HIS Homes that HE built and wich HE lived in for most of his life... he even knows wich bricks in which wall are movable fire holes.
The occupying army is trying to STABILIZE- Hence to always send terror and chaos- the new government in the most harsh area were the iraqies occupy, the iraqies dnt want them there, BUT are very content to choose the lesser of evils, being the massacre of all iraqies if the kurds and all the others are allowed to take revenge on the poor buggers for not uprising against thier mad country-man siddam.
So the army is moving basic administrational equipment through the streets of already upset populous that SOME commonly throw rocks and spit in their direction, after all its a moving convoy. So the children, having their toys broken by troops or just being obedient, tell their insurgents fathers-friends-brothers-cousin info of a convoy going dwn the wrong way from the rooftop while enjoying the rays.
Now he attacks a convoy at the most weakest time, during a corner or non-defensive position or non-monauver-able area with A single suicider, carbomber, ied or rpg... With around 4-9 other task forces!
option A) If it strikes up a fuss or more chaos and weakspots and the effort would serve a worth the would then strike again and again and again... ... and all in the matter of 5 secs, then they would have mad a hell of alot of damage. To occupants administration and ecconomy (shouting a highly trained horse is most costly than the rider), their army and moral, the moral and politics back home and again cause it was so organised and able to dissapear in the mist. And of course they are amoung the civies!!!!!
Option B) If the occupying army is well administed, supplied, drilled, and supported asap in comms. they would dissapear in the day without any worry of exposing further insurgants for a negitive cause... Giving them a victory! NO MATTER HOW BIG, A VICTORY IS A VICTORY! and a political one and one to tell ya mates, diggers and troops are the most damaging.
And that is how it is being fought! any discension is a bad one. And we must be political! So we also allow them the frredom to earn their freedom. Big point!!!!
We learnt from Vietnam. "We cannot give something of value cause as soon as you give it it has no value and they will not think it has ever again. There is no free democracy, we use political force, And force is violence, the most highest of wich all other authorities are dirived!"
What would hiroshamas founding fathers say??? NOTHING! because they were destroyed with the city... Our democracy was hard earned through the civil war, independence, eureka, against hitler, the jap, stalin, osama. We must fight for every step of land. Nothing is just free...
the coilition knows the iriaqies must form their own police and army, and bleed a hell of alot more to earn and build their version of government because we cant impose our governments, cannot occupy or split all their people throuhout the roman empire or just annilate them as the crusades. We cannot afford that for any of our nations, shouldnt have to afford a war that is not ours and making the weakest part of the world finally stronger and civilised. in their own right way and with their own government.
Now i feel damn right sorry for the bloody poms and good on them all the way! Cheero lads and 'ET 'EM HAVE A G'EO AT YA!
Now with the occupation the seccond time, the insurgents just let them in and then started the real confict on a day to day hitting every soldier home that may have to shoot a girl with grenades tied to her hands (vietnam as well ran into the co camp) or a pregnent suicide woman (palistiene) We dnt know when they come as much as 20 ied a point a day- So if you think its not a war!!!!!! BUGGER YA! (not an insult just day-to-day aussie language)
We troops are trying to stabalize a civil government not for them... Its so that THEY can fish out the buggers in their own ranks (dealing with em civilly) So the'll be no more planes over our heads! I served cause i would not allow another to take my place and die ea day and risk the pain of HIS family losing a father/husband JUST SO IIIIIII can choose to be islamic, chistian or aethiest. Remember for them, AND some of us its also a religious rights war for freedom.
Be assured WE ARE WINNING! The leaders are dying more and more ea day and we are not allowing them their victories no matter how small. And we dnt want to be there as much as they do, but we cannot go just yet. And its the same as for the solomons and timor.
And remember good on the Iraq defence, they are goin at it better than we are! their earning the bread and buttuer and lunch! Cause its their urban homes and its also their families that are getting it in these ieds.
So theres my 2cents (or like i said 3k)
