Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Are Guns Killing Our Freedom Instead of Defending It? [View all]krispos42
(49,445 posts)The constant stress is very hard on the occupying troops. They crack under the strain of not being able to relax and escape the constant fear. They lose professionalism, they refuse to serve, they go back to their home country a mess, no longer a productive member of society. They do not fully complete missions, but merely "say" they do. Their equipment decays due to constant use and sabotage and lack of spare parts. Supplies don't get through. Occupying troop movements and other intelligence information is constantly being leaked. Military leaders are assassinated selectively, with the competent and loved killed and the incompetent and hated promoted into their place. Small units are routinely destroyed by ambush, resulting in occupying soldiers only patrolling in larger units, thus patrolling fewer areas and losing control over large swaths of the area to local warlords and leaders.
The free movement of people and supplies suffers, guaranteeing inefficiency and lost production of the occupied lands. It becomes a giant money pit.
All that nifty stuff, that high-explosive ultra-accurate stuff, is useless if you don't have a target to point it at.