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Old 04-24-2008, 12:40 PM
jaro jaro is offline
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Originally Posted by Truth-Bringer
The "conventional" term doesn't mean a whole lot in the big picture. If you want to invade and occupy a country, you will encounter guerrilla tactics if the population resists. A country could be invaded and occupied in a conventional war, yet still resist and prevent total control by the invading force.
I can't imagine any EU country producing insurgency/terrorism if occupied (by some other european country) like we see in Iraq. Protests, refusal to cooperate and strikes would be the most probable reaction. There is also an option of destroying country's army, infrastructure and leaving immediately.

Conventional war still means a lot, countries with the most capable armies are the most respected ones. Nobody respects Iraq just because it has zillion terrorists.
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