An interesting technician's view of history from a battlefield perspective.

I wonder though, if history is written by the victors, what might be learnt by reading what the losers wrote.

After the dreadful mess in Vietnam, why is there another mess in Iraq? Does the US government get bum advice from its military as the British government got from its military in 1914?

To the wisdom "To fail to understand history is to be condemned to repeat it" I add another: "From the opening shot of the battle, the plan of battle becomes obsolete." [I think from Germany's most successful soldier - Field Marshal Moltke]

The chances of the West winning in IRAQ is 0.00000001%.

The US and Britain invaded IRAQ to secure oil supplies and also to make big money out of the reconstruction of IRAQ. However, they have gotten rid of the best man to fight Islamic fundamentalism, Saddam Hussien. Today, fundamentalist IRAN has the capability to nuke Europe and the US and, about 1.2 billion Muslims are against the West.

In order to win the war in IRAQ they have to close all the mosques, the Islamic seminaries and religious schools, round up the cleric and isolate them from the rest of the population. However, this is not a possible event.

Excellent and very informative!...If MR. HOWARD had taken better advice and not had a cabinet so subsevient, He would not have the MODERN NURSERY RHYME to remember his political reign." EENY MEENEY MINEY MO,MR. HOWARD HAD TO GO,IN IRAQ THE BLOOD HE SHED, MADE US VOTE FOR RUDD INSTEAD!