Another weakness in the always-resurgent Air Force mantra of "we can win wars from the air, and only need an MP corps at best..." as they struggle to maintain their budget dominance...
From David ignatius at the Washington Post:
Here’s the scary part: Two former CIA counterterrorism officers told me last week that technicians recently refurbished 800 of these man-portable air-defense systems (known as MANPADS) — some for an African jihadist group called Boko Haram that is often seen as an ally of al-Qaeda — for possible use against commercial jets flying into Niger, Chad and perhaps Nigeria.
The problem with "destroying your enemy from the air" is that there is no positive control on the ground. When you flood the area with 18 year olds with bayonets, however...
Read the complete post at http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2012/05/large_ground_co.html
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May 09 2012, 11:13 AM
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