Scamp...
Re: "Advantage to Troops, Marines etc." is rarely so since more often than not the: "Ill-trained mob" of assasins don't foolishly confront our well trained Troops directly. "They" are looking to kill and slither away. Not be killed themselves while cowardly mass-targeting and mass-murdering people,...whether military or civilian.
Plus, some of the: "Ill-trained mob" graduated American Universities (as Exchange Students or as covert American Citizens), and are pretty-damn high-tech sophisticated (UNFORTUNATELY). Like it or not, such murderous scum just aren't all dummies.
Only a relative few assassin scum are stupid enough to be conned into being suicidal (fortunately).
Most Radical and Fanatical Islamic Killers or Assassins attack military targets quite similarly to how they cowardly sneak attack defenseless men, women, children (babies also) targets. From safety. That's why We can no longer pussy-foot-around with their supporters worldwide,...they too must be destroyed.
Also, get off of that: "Ill-trained mob" belief, since as most good and successful Battle Commanders might say: "Respect your enemy and know their capabilities,...and then the enemy can be better destroyed". Those Rag Heads' basic and specialties trainings don't just last for 8, 12, or 16 weeks. "Theirs" might last for years,...and most always live fire done.
It took 10, 12, or 15 years (depends on whose counting) in Vietnam, for Battle Commanders to figure out that The North Vietnamese weren't all a bunch of backwards and poorly armed and trained: "Backwoods Spear-chuckers", whom should be taken seriously.
After all, shouldn't an about 75 year basic training in fighting The Chinese, The Japanese and The French count for something?
Whatever, no one can call The Vietnamese amateurs at that warfare business. Quite the opposite, which was unfortunate to-the-max for MANY Good Americans.
Neil
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