2003: McCain Said Blitzkrieg Was The Right Strategy

McCain Said Blitzkrieg Was The Right Strategy. Second of all, again, when I saw those bombs hit the first night and heard initial reports that we might have taken out Saddam Hussein, I was happy and I think every American was, and then we found out well, maybe we didn't. But I believe that the blitzkrieg, if you want to call it, or Patton-like maneuver of moving rapidly and leaving pockets of resistance behind I think is an appropriate strategy. You always leave behind pockets of resistance. There's no doubt that we are going to win this conflict. The question is, is how long and at what cost? And I am very pleased to see, as I know all of us are, that Americans, the public opinion of America is strong and steadfast in support of this conflict and I think it will remain that way. [NBC, Meet the Press, 03/30/03]

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[FUCKyouANDyourDOG]

It's not a matter of Blitzkrieg or large presence of troops. Those 2 things are not exclusionary. Anybody that understands warfare will tell you Blitzkrieg requires large numbers of troops. The spearhead pushes and passes strong pockets of resistance while a mass flood of troops follows behind and cleans it up. The invasion in 2003 failed to meet this requirment of large follow up troops. Probably b/c the commanders thought we would be met as liberators so it wasn't needed.