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I think the point is that Iraq was essentially positioned as a police action against the government - not a war against the whole country, so it has been relati

by gress 13y ago

I think the point is that Iraq was essentially positioned as a police action against the government - not a war against the whole country, so it has been relatively restrained, especially since Iraq couldn't hit back. An all out war against a powerful nation that could hit back would be far less restrained.

ItendToDisagree 13y ago
Agreed which is why I mentioned 'total annihilation' of the enemy. But if you want to keep infrastructure or be able to exploit their resources after the war... You can't really do that. Its a decision that has to be made. Modern (21st century) war in a semi-modern (early 20th century or earlier) vein would be hard to predict for a great many reasons. But thinking that the equation would work out the same seems pretty dicey to me.