[Loser]

It certainly would be best to avoid the destruction of infrastructure. However if, and I'm not saying this is the way it is but if, some degree of destruction cannot be avoided, it would be best to let it happen easily.

Another thing to remember here is that Iraq is not a poor country. We are not talking about Guatemala or Somalia or Vietnam. This country is _rich_ in the most valuable resource since the dawn of the industrial era. This country will not remain broken and destitute for decades, a pitiful testimony to the destructive capacity of Science and Industry. This country will be rebuilt, it will be strong, it will support itself in a matter of years.

If the 'Coalition of the Willing' does half as good a job on Iraq as the Marshal Plan did on post-war Europe, there will be a new and powerful democracy where one would be most useful.

Of course, they could still screw it up.



That said, if the Bradleys are doing so well against tanks, and work with infantry so well, will there come a time within the next fifty years when we will no longer need pure tanks?

I mean, before we get tanks that walk on two legs.

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[ April 11, 2003, 23:12: Message edited by: Loser ]