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because the US did not face a formidable adversary in the past 75 years Clearly not a peer to the US nor close to it, but Iraq's military in the Persian G
by JohnBooty 4y ago
because the US did not face a formidable
adversary in the past 75 years
Clearly not a peer to the US nor close to it, but Iraq's military in the Persian Gulf war was more formidable than many give it credit for.
Those were not green troops. They had fought Iran for close to a decade, were well-equipped, and were fighting on their home terrain against a US force that had little to no modern desert warfare experience.
I don't think the US-led coalition's brilliant strategy and execution should be confused with a total lack of fighting prowess on Iraq's part.
- wrp 4y agoI have done much study of the Iran-Iraq War. Although the Iraqis were not green troops, they had extremely poor tactical leadership. They were completely inept at maneuver and combined arms combat. When you consider also the vast superiority in precision and range of Coalition weapons, the Iraqis really stood no chance. The Russian army, bad as it is, it capable of much better tactical performance. Their intelligence capability is also much superior to Iraq's.