tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6704718830842109826.post4134001250444000600..comments2023-10-23T14:41:51.485+01:00Comments on Lyonnesse Libre: Good Quality TerroristsAitorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13215800815367830447noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6704718830842109826.post-75410702938105725842010-08-26T20:51:31.284+01:002010-08-26T20:51:31.284+01:00I remembered this post when I read this article in...I remembered this post when I read this article in the New York Times. There is, in American military culture, an "insurgent mystique", in which we portray the insurgent as an all-powerful, hidden force against which there is no defense. This is especially true in Afghanistan, where the same insurgents NATO is battling now have been fighting (with firearms) against invaders for years.<br /><br />The reality is, however, that they're not all-powerful. They suffer from poor marksmanship. (The US Marines claim they "shoot like the Army")<br /><br />http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/02/the-weakness-of-taliban-marksmanship/Starbuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02013102906896853767noreply@blogger.com