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The problem with this essay is that it's describing war in the conventional sense — I'd argue that war in the 21st century is asymmetrical in nature and maybe n
by michaelpinto 14y ago
The problem with this essay is that it's describing war in the conventional sense — I'd argue that war in the 21st century is asymmetrical in nature and maybe not even be fought by nation state vs nation state. So if you look at Hamas in Lebanon or al-Qaeda you get a very different picture. Also with the exception of the first Gulf War you don't often see Arab nations going to war against other Arab nations.
- ilyay 14y agoI wouldn't say that it's a problem, it's just outside of the scope of this essay, which focuses on Arab armies: "Examining Arab warfare in this century leads to the conclusion that the Arabs remain more successful in insurgent, or political, warfare — what T. E. Lawrence termed 'winning wars without battles.'"