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How Technology Failed in Iraq
synthespian writes "US troops in Iraq were supposed to have a clear superiority in the battlefield because of sensors and networking devices such as aircraft- and satellite-mounted motion sensors, heat detectors, as well as image and communications eavesdroppers. On April 3, 2003, the task to take over a key Euphrates River bridge about 30 kilometers southwest of Baghdad turned into a bloody hell as 'between 25 and 30 tanks, plus 70 to 80 armored personnel carriers, artillery, and between 5,000 and 10,000 Iraqi soldiers coming from three directions. This mass of firepower and soldiers attacked a U.S. force of 1,000 soldiers supported by just 30 tanks and 14 Bradley fighting vehicles. (...) "'We got nothing until they slammed into us"''(...). Read more about this story and the troubles and challenges the US military is experiencing in networking troops from Technology Review."
Technology is the least of our Middle East problems. Support for Israel may be the greatest cause of our problems.
Yes. How stupid are we to support the only liberal democracy in the middle east (iraq not withstanding). How stupid we are to support the only place in the middle east where both Jewish and Arab Muslim have citizenship and live together to reserach and produce amazing products and technologies. We should just allow Israel to be destroyed.
Grow a brain
I can't wait to see this place explode after Bush wins - it's not going to be pretty. I predict 2500 posts or more on the thread.
Fellowship 9/11
Not that I want to see the Arab royalty replaced by fundamentalist Islamists.
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I want to give idiots like you a rifle and say, "congrats; you're conscripted. But, since fighting a war should be hard, we're working to reduce battlefield efficiency. Therefore, your rifle is equipped with an auto-jamming device. Every nine to thirteen shots at random, your rifle will jam, and you'll be forced to field strip it and clean it before you can re-engage. The enemy is thataway-ish; have at it."
'If you're flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit.'
It is antisemite to condemn the killing of Palestinians while not looking at the killing of Israelis. It is perhaps not antisemite, but at least an unacceptable generalization and a proof of ignorance to talk about the conflict in the West Bank referring to "The Jews".
Concerning the Palestinians: If the terrorists actually wanted to have a country, they would not blow themselves up, but they would get themselves together, elect a government and have talks. They don't, as their target isn't peace, but a war which will in the end destroy Israel. Bush and Sharon should just say: "End the terror, and after two years, you will have your own and free country". I bet my buttocks that there wouldn't be two months without a suicide bomber.
Do /you/ call it a resistance movement? Dude, they are resisiting because they want the good old days of cutting off the hands of those who disagree and raping the wives and children as a lesson. They are resisting because we took away their rape rooms, torture chambers, mass graves. If only we can get back to starving the peasants and using oil for food money to grease more UN hands and build palaces.
And these noble freedom fighters are just eeking out their message by kidnaping and beheading civilians, humanitarians, and their own people. These brave lads are struggling to be heard by bombing their own police trying to protect civilians.
Give me a break. These are thugs and terrorists. Many coming from other countries like the jackles that smell blood after a kill. They want as much hate, pain, chaos and death as possible and don't give a crap about the cause.
Some people just can't distinguish between what they want and reality.
Oh God...that was moderated "insightful". Now I know why people suck.
I still can't get the screen shots of Castle Wolfenstein for the Apple IIe out of my head.
yes, the war in iraq has created an image that the US is on a war against muslims
And so logical, intelligent members of the muslim community suddenly turn into terrorists and blame......thai buddhists because the US is on a war against muslims?
If the US was on a war against muslims, why are they rebuilding a muslim country (Afghnistan)? Why aren't they just nuking everyone? They're on a war against fascim and terrorism. I suppose you think they're on a war against dark haired people too? Or maybe they're on a war against people with beards?
The U.S. has now tortured, killed, maimed and poisoned more Iraqi innocents in ONE year than Saddam did in 20.
"Flyin' in just a sweet place,
Never been known to fail..."