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First off, I know you can't ever regulate the media.. but they write things to portray something that will give them ratings. Of course people are being called up. But you have to realize that there is a standard rotation moving between here and the Gulf. We do have close to the number of troops now as we did during desert storm in the Gulf, but the media reports every little action mobility takes like we are gearing for war even though they are routine. They warp what is going on, and give people the wrong idea and cause them to panic. Just read this thread and look at the crazy crap the media has influenced.
And look what happened in the Gulf War. Iraq got a whooping. And why? Because of air power. Smart weapons destroyed infrastructure, comm, strategic missile sites, etc etc before the war even began. Why in the world would this war be any harder?? Back in 1991, 12% of our munitions were smart weapons. Now that number is over 90%! I mean, we are working on GPS guided artillery... while saddam is training 12 year olds to shoot.
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