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Originally Posted by SpicyM
This is normal, they are tough guys when there is no danger. I saw a film from Afghanistan.. typical situation: there is a whole army of US soldiers and like 5 Afghan bad boys hiding inside their clay house.. then we see the "dangerous" action.. American view of fight means staying safe 200 meters away from the house, calling a helicopter that will bomb the place for 5 minutes, then pulling out mine-throwers and bombing it for another 10 minutes, then using machine guns and firing at the house for 15 mins.. then when there is like 1 bad guy still left alive, hiding inside, they send 15 men to come closer ..and use grenades to pull the guy out.
They call this "war"..  |
Ok, so what would your Rambo-ass do? Put a knife between your teeth and low-crawl until you got close enough to take out the lead guard (after, of course, throwing some rocks to distract him and make him go investigate something)? And, then burst into the room with an UZI and spray down the room? Let me guess: You'd be wearing all black and have a kick-ass headband on too, right?
No fucking doubt - real war is not the movies, asshat. And, if it means having a Hellfire, Javelin, JDAM, tank round, rocket, or any other heavy support / CAS assist me in killing bad guys, completing my mission, and getting my people home to their families, bring on the fucking fireworks. It's not being a pussy. It's being smart because you DON'T know what is in that house. It could easily be a reinforced bunker. It could easily be rigged with explosives.
True story: A naval special warfare friend was clearing a house in Anbar in 2005. He was responsible for making entry for their stack. He approached the door to do his work (which was a thin, wooden affair) and was shot in the face, through the door. He died instantly.
I would love to put some of the haters / bullshitters / Rambos, specifically in this thread, in Kevlar for a week, take you for a drive in Diyala, and clear houses. Be honest with yourself for a minute: Would we even get out of the camp's gate? Even in 2009-2010, when it is decently calm?