05-28-2010, 10:25 PM
(05-28-2010, 09:48 PM)Jester Wrote: I highly doubt that their rigid doctrines will serve them well outside of their fortress state, and in terms of adaptability, I think the South has a large edge.Actually, in this case I don't see either side with an edge. Both sides have troops that have lived with a status quo for 50 years. Really, only the US and some few allies have modern warfare experience. Yet, even experience didn't stop us from making stupid strategic mistakes in Korea, Vietnam, Beirut, Somalia, Iraq, or Afghanistan. And, even now I doubt we've really learned our lesson yet about letting politics interfere with national security.