re: #256 Targetpractice

What the Iraqis discovered is that a poorly trained army of conscripts using badly maintained equipment are never going to be much of a match for a modern military using the latest gear. Hell, the Russians are learning that right now in trying to fight a determined Ukrainian Army with green recruits and equipment they probably pulled out of war reserve stockpiles.

Certainly Russians never expected a determined Ukrainian resistance. Why else think that they could finish conquering the entire country of 43 million within just a few days? It took us several weeks to “conquer” Iraq, a country that is about 1/3 smaller with a similar population. If Russia had limited their assault to the two provinces that declared their “independence”, deferring the broader attack to a later date, they would have had a much better chance of success.