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Originally Posted by CSmaster ya, that was a pretty successful example, although there wasn't no ground operation there to really 100% defeat the enemy
but the operations in iraq pretty much contradicts the theory that high-tech, great-training will be able to create a zero-casualty war for U.S |
Still, if you compare the US deaths to insurgents, it would be in the least a 1:50 or something like that. Wounded would be probably something like 1:200. American technology is far far superior to the old 60s/70s Russian weaponry Iraq had before the war began. Happened in '91, happened again in '03, high technology and great individual training will always win battles. Now, political "battles" are a whole different issue. In Vietnam the US won 9 out of each 10 engagements. Politically they lost.
If it wasn't for the high tech and good training, you know, the US would have a much much higher casualty count. It's the technology that saves lives. When before men would bleed to death, nowadays soldiers are able to survive wounds that were fatal 20-15 years ago. Quoted from
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In past wars many of these men and women in combat would have bled to death or died from catastrophic wounds but because of today’s medical technology, rapid access to care, and high tech body armor wounded troops are surviving at a rate never seen before.
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American high tech saves American lives, it's a fact.