pstarr wrote:that's like saying the Vietcong won because they had a lot of chopsticks.Beery1 wrote:pstarr wrote:This was a favorite of the Vietcong;
The indomitable 122 mm multiple rocket launcher.
How many of those did the Viet Cong have? How many bicycles?
I rest my case.
pstarr wrote:The lesson is not that the Vietcong were over- or under armed, but rather the USA's inability to understand their adversaries. Sure America had more awesome up-to-date military hardware but that mattered little in the jungles and hamlets of S. Vietnam. We were fighting for the hearts and minds of the people but used the wrong weapons--weapons. Should have bombed them with toys. Same in Afghanistan. We want their hearts and minds? Give them mosques.Our forces should be building mosques everywhere for everybody. Why do we have to kill them? In Iraq we could simply own the oil infrastructure with our AWACs and drones. Let the locals argue about the date palms.
You have to understand the ecology of the place. America is a huge frigid, scotching, hilly, place with over 300 million people crammed into giant suburban sprawls. And 1,000 miles from their food and resources. This ain't Tuscany. Few will have the luxury of biking to anything but the next food line.
Lore wrote:Expect a few blow outs along the way to that food line. Maybe preppers with bicycles should start stocking up on patches? On the other hand, I'm not sure I'd want to ride my bicycle to a food line, you present a pretty vulnerable target. It's really hard to defend yourself over ruff terrain with both hands on the handlebars. Better learn to ride hard and fast if you do.
pstarr wrote:The lesson is not that the Vietcong were over- or under armed, but rather the USA's inability to understand their adversaries. Sure America had more awesome up-to-date military hardware but that mattered little in the jungles and hamlets of S. Vietnam. We were fighting for the hearts and minds of the people but used the wrong weapons--weapons. Should have bombed them with toys. Same in Afghanistan. We want their hearts and minds? Give them mosques.Our forces should be building mosques everywhere for everybody. Why do we have to kill them? In Iraq we could simply own the oil infrastructure with our AWACs and drones. Let the locals argue about the date palms.
pstarr wrote:Drape the bike in reactive armor
AgentR11 wrote:Now, about vulnerability and cycling, its quite true and blatant; what's not so apparent though is that cars and motorbikes aren't much better...
pstarr wrote:America is a huge frigid, scotching, hilly, place with over 300 million people crammed into giant suburban sprawls. And 1,000 miles from their food and resources. This ain't Tuscany. Few will have the luxury of biking to anything but the next food line.
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