LeGenD
MODERATOR
- Joined
- Aug 28, 2006
- Messages
- 15,813
- Reaction score
- 162
- Country
- Location
Chinese experts had different expectations.But I did NOT expect Iraq to give much resistance, I expected them to be steamrolled, as did most others outside America.
Conventional military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan ended within a short span of time with both of the nations ending up under occupation.The REAL shock, was that America ended up being stuck in Iraq/Afghanistan for over 10 years, nobody expected the American superpower to have so much trouble over such small countries.
So in fact it is the exact opposite of what you are saying.
However, fight for 'interests' in these nations lasted much longer. This is not surprising since Iraqi and Afghani people were prepared to offer immense resistance to occupying forces. In short, both of these nations are battle-hardened.
While Iraq is a success story - Afghanistan is a unique case. IMO, their is no military solution for Afghanistan; tried and tested philosophy.