Aleppo , Mosul , the tale of two cities
Posted: Sat 08 Oct 2016, 16:28:39
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Taking a large build up city , defended by a determined opponent is no joke , just ask the shade of Paulus .
the cost in ordinance and lives can be daunting ,
the least worst strategy is to cut the supply lines to create a shortage of food, reinforcement and ammunition
then intensifies the fighting all around the perimeter to the point of degrading the defenders forces
In Aleppo , the Syrian Army with Russian air support is doing this , it's hard going .
In Mosul , the Iraqi Army with US air support will start soon , they have been preparing for months now .
two cities , same problem , we can just sit back and observe both operation
My guess is that as soon as the hard fighting start in Mosul , all the fine words about being nice will evaporate
War Is organized murder , always was always will be
from the words of the least welcome visitor to Georgia , William Tecumseh Sherman
" War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over."
Taking a large build up city , defended by a determined opponent is no joke , just ask the shade of Paulus .
the cost in ordinance and lives can be daunting ,
the least worst strategy is to cut the supply lines to create a shortage of food, reinforcement and ammunition
then intensifies the fighting all around the perimeter to the point of degrading the defenders forces
In Aleppo , the Syrian Army with Russian air support is doing this , it's hard going .
In Mosul , the Iraqi Army with US air support will start soon , they have been preparing for months now .
two cities , same problem , we can just sit back and observe both operation
My guess is that as soon as the hard fighting start in Mosul , all the fine words about being nice will evaporate
War Is organized murder , always was always will be
from the words of the least welcome visitor to Georgia , William Tecumseh Sherman
" War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over."