The Fight Over How To Fight

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THE FIGHT OVER HOW TO FIGHT

The main emphasis of the article of Evan Thomas and John Barry is the kind of preparation that the America should prepare in the anticipated wars . In 2003 , America declared war against Iraq and it is barely five years but the war has not ended yet . According to them , the war with Iraq was a failure caused by poor military performance and conventional artilleries . However , according to Evan 's and Barry 's article , America has

to prepare for big high- tech warfare against rising powers and anticipate for low- intensity conflict in the future

According to Evan and Barry , the American military is deviated by their opinion on which war to prepare for . The older generations of soldier want an all- out combat by firepower while the younger generations believes that firepower should be coupled with winning the hearts and minds . Moreover , ensuring victory over war against rising powers and counterinsAccording to Evan and Barry , the government shall allot big funds for high- tech warfare such as , satellites , computers and sensors

Based on the article , the authors support the empowerment of American military force . The authors stresses that the military is a problem that should be supported by the taxpayers and should be considered in the budget of American government . In addition , the position of the presidential candidates on this matter shall be known by the public

Decades ago , America has won several wars against several hostile nations and has pacified the internal wars of other foreign nations Through those years , America has proven itself to be the world 's greatest superpower . However , the war in Iraq cost America life , money and power

In the contrary , the failure in Iraq war should not be blamed only on the low quality of the artilleries . In fact , as Evan and Barry stated the weaponry of the Iraq military forces were improvised while the Americans have computers and high- tech machines . The war against Iraq can be compared with war against Vietnam . In war against Vietnam America lost because the Vietnamese are familiar with their terrain than the American soldiers . Like Iraqi soldiers , they are very familiar with their geography . Moreover , they have prepared contingency plans in cases of invasions . The real soldiers were also hard to identify because they hid themselves behind civilians . In addition , most of the Iraqi people are loyal to their religion and despise other foreign nations and other civilians have contested the move of America

Truly , the fight over how to fight cannot be through firepower only . It is important also to win the hearts and minds of the civilians and most people of the hesitant country . It is not just the legitimate way but also the democratic way . According to the constitution , it can be implied that America shall enter only in war for the purpose of defending itself from offenders . It can be recalled also that America has put sanctions against North...