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This 5 page paper explores some of the reasons why Western military operations are unsuccessful in Iraq and Afghanistan. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Warfare, which Parker edited. Parker says that the western way of war comprises five concepts: superior technology; discipline; military tradition; the ability to change military practice to meet current needs;
and financing. This paper looks at each of them and how they apply-or not-to the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iran. The paper ultimately argues that the western way of war
as described in Parkers work is failing in these theaters. Discussion We begin with the idea of superior technology: Every culture develops its own way of fighting war; for instance,
nations with a lot of land but few soldiers may use "champions" that go up against the enemy in single combat, with the outcome of the contest deciding the fate
of all (Parker, 2005, p. 1). Some cultures have used their singular style of fighting exclusively, so that its possible to trace it back centuries (Parker, 2005). The West, like
older civilizations, has developed a style of war that has lasted for a great many years; this methodology rests on five principles, the first of which is technological superiority (Parker,
2005). The West, perhaps more than other cultures, was "preternaturally receptive to new technology, whether from its own inventors or from outside" (Parker, 2005, p. 2). The result was
that technological innovation "and the equally vital ability to respond to it, soon became an established feature of western warfare" (Parker, 2005, p. 2). But technology by itself doesnt win
wars; it has to be coupled with discipline, and that too is a hallmark of Western warfare. The third element is military theory, which exhibits a great deal of continuity
from epoch to epoch (Parker, 2005). Parker argues that these three elements: technology, discipline and ongoing military theory form the basis of the Western way of war, but they
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