Quote:
Originally Posted by lwarmonger
An interesting perspective on the Basra offensive. A failure in a military capacity, but this article makes a convincing argument for the possibilities of it being a long term political success.
|
Is it a military failure when you have seized the physical objectives at the end of the fight and achieve your political objective? I agree that it didn't showcase Iraqi military independence, but I think we should be careful of decoupling the political from the military.