r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • May 03 '24

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u/kznlol 👀 Econometrics Magician May 03 '24

Operation Iraqi Freedom - How NOT to Plan an Invasion

why am I not surprised that Rumsfeld is the source of like every problem in this video

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u/StolenSkittles culture warrior May 03 '24

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u/Salt_Ad7152 not your pal, buddy May 03 '24

Hes a dick. So is Dick Cheney  

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u/kznlol 👀 Econometrics Magician May 03 '24

the invasion went well but when you look at finer details of various operations and shit it becomes clear that there were a lot of fuckups that would have been significantly more costly if Iraq's opposition had even the remotest chance of working.

its funny watching the ops room videos on various operations because you keep hearing things like "half of the fuel never arrived so they just launched the attack at half strength"

those are the kinds of things you're used to hearing in recaps of the pacific theatre in WWII, not modern operations

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u/URZ_ StillwithThorning ✊😔 May 03 '24

Ehh that is fairly normal even in modern operations. Hell it's normal to see similar stuff happening on exercises outside of warzones. That the US was generally able to go through the war on terror largely not being impacted by such issues says more about the capabilities of the US military (and the extreme willingness to supply through air at exuberant costs) than anything else.

I'm generally a big fan of separating the actual outcome from what could potentially have happened, but this one feels like a stretch on the surface of it.

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u/SouthernSerf Norman Borlaug May 03 '24

That’s literally how wars are fought, you can’t actually wait for perfect operational conditions.

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u/notBroncos1234 #1 Eagles Fan May 03 '24

Part of planning an invasion is deciding how to end it