- the enemy is stronger than you think
- the war will be harder than you think
- the war will be longer than you think
- the enemy has some surprises for you
- your battle plan will become useless at some point

- Blade


- Difficult in training, easy in combat. - Russian general

- Amateurs think tactics, professional think logistics. - Unknown

- An army moves on its stomach. - Napoleon

Ooh! This is fun.

Here's some for the Socialists who think that we can just put our tails between our legs, and the enemy will just "go away!"

Alexis Charles Henri Clérel de Tocqueville

John Capozzi

Thomas Jefferson

"An interesting game. The only way to win is not to play." - WOPR

Is this first hand experience from the front line?

THIS, from an irishman!

I take it that you meant to say no.

Just to put it into context, I'm not calling for American blood to be spilled In Iraq or Iran , you are.

Throughout Irish history, we had people like you goading everyone to start an uprising/revolution etc.. when these revolutions occurred and when the guns were firing the goaders (like you) were missing. How very Irish of you

I thought y'all just committed acts of terrorism, like car bombs and such. You know...the IRA?

you're very much mistaken.

I thought the the average American sits on his couch eatin chips watching F-16s drop bombs onto lesser peoples.

But you succeeded in keeping out of the fights since 1920! Congratulations! Er, I mean except for blowing up women and children in the pub. Hmmmm - funny, that's all islamofascists have the guts to do too.

ever heard of Hiroshima, Dresden, Mai lai, Oklahoma, Blackwater, Fallujah?

lots of dead women & children in them?