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I was reading the latest time about D-Day and it got me thinking. When the Allies schooled Germany in WWII, there wasn't a long drawn out occupation with years of guerilla fighting afterwards. You went in, kicked some ass, and then the war is over. People KNEW when the war was over, and the rebuilding could commence. There hasn't been a conflict like that in a long time (except for the first Gulf War I suppose when Kuwait was freed). Will we even know when the Iraq war has been won?
Back in the day you had a frontline. If you moved it 3 miles, that was 3 miles you'd won. Nowadays you come in, take everything over, and then there is no frontline, because guerillas and insurgents will crop up anywhere at any time. What a pain in the ass it all is.
I'm not saying war was ever easy, but it was must have been nice knowing that when it came to an end, it really came to an end. Your enemy was in front of you and after one of you beats the other, that's it.
PS - 60 year anniversary coming up for D-Day. If you've not seen Band of Brothers yet, go rent it or buy it already!
Back in the day you had a frontline. If you moved it 3 miles, that was 3 miles you'd won. Nowadays you come in, take everything over, and then there is no frontline, because guerillas and insurgents will crop up anywhere at any time. What a pain in the ass it all is.
I'm not saying war was ever easy, but it was must have been nice knowing that when it came to an end, it really came to an end. Your enemy was in front of you and after one of you beats the other, that's it.
PS - 60 year anniversary coming up for D-Day. If you've not seen Band of Brothers yet, go rent it or buy it already!