James S. Robbins has an interesting article over at National Review Online on the inefficiency of the various tactics taken by the terrorists in Iraq. While the MSM reports on the various terrorist attacks and present them as an example of the terrorists launching successful attacks on Iraqi & coalition forces, Robinns notes that the terrorists are limited to what kinds of attacks they can mount due to ineffective tactics or because our troops catch on real quick and with thwart any repeat performance. Better yet, just read a sampling of Robinns' work:
Terrorists and guerrillas have a hard time with stand-up fights. The reason they are unconventional warriors in the first place is that their relative weakness prevents them from fighting symmetrical, force-on-force engagements. If they could place effective armies in the field, they would. But for various reasons — small numbers, lack of popular support, no significant heavy weapons, and no possibility of air support to name a few — they lack the capacity to engage in pitched battles. They have to fight hit and run actions, in which running is as important as hitting, if not more so. When insurgents group together, they lose their mobility and present attractive targets. When they attack well-armed troops in strong defensive positions, they risk annihilation. All the guerillas have going for them at that point is the element of surprise, and they can only make these types of attacks a few times before Coalition forces begin searching for signs of preparation and mounting preemptive strikes.It seems that as long as we keep the terrorists discombobulated (to borrow a favorite word from Jim Donnan (UGA Ex- Football Coach) and repel or stop their flimsy tactics, the US & Iraqi forces will have a more successful future in clearing out the snake-den of terrorism that threatens Iraq and its citizens.
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