Unrestricted Warfare
Qiao Liang and Wang Xiangsui
Chapter 4: What Do Americans
Gain By Touching the Elephant?
[pp. 87-120 in original]
"Aerial combat was the
decisive factor for victory in the war against Iraq... High technology weapons
were effectively used, and not only were they the key reason that air and
ground troops demonstrated remarkably in combat, they also were the key reason
United Nations forces were able keep their casualties and fatalities so low. --
L. Aspen
The Gulf War has been the
United States military's biggest war catch in the past few decades. When the
war had just ended, the American military, members of Congress, and various
civic organizations began to carry out a detailed examination of this catch
from different points of view. From each of the reports submitted by them and
each of the steps subsequently taken by the American military, the tremendous
achievements of this examination can be seen. These achievements, moreover, are
all extremely valuable to armies and military personnel throughout the world,
and there must be no delay in looking at them. Because the nationalistic
instincts of the Americans I especially admire are particularly prominent in
the long-standing sectarianism that exists among the military services,
theoretical blind spots and thought errors are bound to occur in the research,
to the extent that a grand warfare investigation has been turned into a blind
person trying to size up an elephant. This is a topic that requires our clear
re-examination and should not be treated as an excuse to deny its value. But
what is it, after all, that Americans want to feel on this big beast? Let's
first take a look at it.
The Hand Extended Under the
Military Fence [Each Armed Service Views War Differently]