Comments on: Marines Discover Afghanistan Is Not Iraq http://stupidest.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/marines-discover-afghanistan-is-not-iraq/ On War & Stuff Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:57:58 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Sven Ortmann http://stupidest.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/marines-discover-afghanistan-is-not-iraq/#comment-769 Sven Ortmann Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:25:39 +0000 http://stupidest.wordpress.com/?p=1155#comment-769 Imagine how misleading the lessons learned of the past years are for major conventional war preparation! http://defense-and-freedom.blogspot.com/2009/01/transferability-of-lessons-learned.html Imagine how misleading the lessons learned of the past years are for major conventional war preparation!

http://defense-and-freedom.blogspot.com/2009/01/transferability-of-lessons-learned.html

]]> By: TCHe http://stupidest.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/marines-discover-afghanistan-is-not-iraq/#comment-766 TCHe Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:32:10 +0000 http://stupidest.wordpress.com/?p=1155#comment-766 To save those Few and Proud a little bit: They were supposed to go to IRQ and trained accordingly. So unfortunately they received the wrong training back home because someone made a decision at very short notice. Guess that's just the Military ;) To save those Few and Proud a little bit: They were supposed to go to IRQ and trained accordingly.
So unfortunately they received the wrong training back home because someone made a decision at very short notice. Guess that’s just the Military ;)

]]> By: Jari http://stupidest.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/marines-discover-afghanistan-is-not-iraq/#comment-765 Jari Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:12:31 +0000 http://stupidest.wordpress.com/?p=1155#comment-765 I know. But organisations are generally slow learners, and I guess the military isn't any different. On the other hand, one tends to become humble pretty quickly in Afghanistan. I know. But organisations are generally slow learners, and I guess the military isn’t any different. On the other hand, one tends to become humble pretty quickly in Afghanistan.

]]> By: Joshua Foust http://stupidest.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/marines-discover-afghanistan-is-not-iraq/#comment-764 Joshua Foust Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:31:23 +0000 http://stupidest.wordpress.com/?p=1155#comment-764 That almost sounds like something I've been saying the last 18 months or something... But seriously, isn't it ridiculous that people (not just the Marines) wait until they're already there to learn this stuff? It's not a secret or anything. That almost sounds like something I’ve been saying the last 18 months or something…

But seriously, isn’t it ridiculous that people (not just the Marines) wait until they’re already there to learn this stuff? It’s not a secret or anything.

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