From General Gulzarak Zadran (Afghan Army General and Mujahideen Commander):
"I should mention here that the Russian Army is a worthless military institution and that no professional soldier will give them a high mark in discipline or the will to fight. They are useless."
I took this quote from "The Other Side Of The Mountain" by Lester W. Grau. He made this statement in 1988. There is a lot to be said for an all volunteer force and this quote hits it home. You can't make a professional military when your basic building blocks are fear and brutality.
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OWWWWWCH!
ReplyDeleteYeah and this was the high times when everyone was scared of the mighty Red Army. Not so mighty apparently.
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