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Old 1st Jul 2022, 18:05
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Lonewolf_50
 
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Originally Posted by Tartiflette Fan
Isn't it a basic military tenet that attackers are going to suffer much greater losses when attacking an enemy who has had time to prepare defences
Depends. Saddam had a long time to prepare defenses in 1990/1991 and that axiom did not fit that situation. Mind you, it wasn't unseasoned conscripts in the attack.

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