tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post4465766001800614884..comments2024-02-29T12:38:32.191-08:00Comments on MUSINGS ON IRAQ: Review Iran-Iraq War, The Lion of Babylon, 1980-1988Joel Winghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-46576039240395192322018-07-07T09:10:39.835-07:002018-07-07T09:10:39.835-07:00The Iraqi army was based off the Soviet model usin...The Iraqi army was based off the Soviet model using lots of tanks and attacking. It tried that at the very beginning of the invasion, but when it ran into the cities it was supposed to capture it immediately got bogged down. That led to a period of stalemate and then Iran was on the offensive for the next several years. Most of those attacks were in the south where there were lots of marshes and waterways and not suitable for tanks or armor or a war of maneuver. Joel Winghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-37148282317755396492018-07-07T03:14:02.271-07:002018-07-07T03:14:02.271-07:00I recall an article in the L.A. Times at the time ...<br /> I recall an article in the L.A. Times at the time wherein the author wrote that advisors to the Iraqi army tried to get the Iraqi commanders to use their army differently. They wanted it to become more mobile. Iraq had the equipment and used it to capture cities and villages then instead of out maneuvering the slower Iranians' response, simply sat on their capture and engaged in bloody fights when the less mobile Iranians arrived to counter attack. WW1 with an immobile armor frosting.Roger Smithnoreply@blogger.com