Afghanistan

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

That's because he learned in Iraq, he can only form alliances with, and garner support from, people that believe he's the baddest motherfucker in town.

A tank is no different than a chopper or an armored humvee to an insurgent. Insurgency never stick around for a frontal attack. And never do frontal attacks. The tank is a minor asset in the soldier’s arsenal. And too many who do not get the bigger picture will hype the tank as if it will solve everything.

Tanks on this battlefield are nothing more than a mobile artillery piece. Instead, one should be first defining the strategic objectives in this war. What exactly are we trying to accomplish? And what is the method (defined by fundamental military doctrine even 2000 years ago) being used to accomplish that objective?

Tanks do not do that. Tanks simply make it easier (in some cases) for other assets to accomplish more important goals. To many are making a big deal about a deployment that is not significant in this type of battlefield.