Museveni and Co, forewent a lot for NRA Bush war 1981.

               Museveni and Co, forewent a lot for NRA Bush war 1981.
In response to Mr. Nick Twinamatsiko’s article President M7 didn’t forego any comfort in 1981.
There is a lot lacking either intentionally for one’s subversive viewing or as the saying goes “hate, anxiety and anger” spoils natural intellect.
I agree,there was luck and its always part of everyone, say the internal fights among Obote and Okellos & ultimately the tribal conflict, which made the situation ripe for the then NRA.
But, prowess of the NRA can't be crucified into merely a weakness within the then divided, Obote, then Juntas and earlier Amin's uncalculated move to capture some "lost" territory inside Tanzania.
NRA should be credited for well-organized and super tactics employed by the leader then and its soldiers. These brave men and women in uniform. Had strategic plan and that was key to their victories. Indeed they had faced a well facilitated UNLA, GOVERNMENT forces, who thought they would crush them for dead.
Am not convinced that, (article – History) actually after their (different forces fighting Amin) defeat in Mbarara 1972, they all went away to do other things. No, setting the facts many remained mobilizing and with help of Julius Nyerere. Many were just waiting for op-tune time. In Kenya mobilizations were going on and many new recruits were being registered, secretly. Otherwise M7 "NRA Leader" had already panned his eventual presidency campaign by training with Mozambique "warlords". If it wasn’t prowess and tactical superiority, M7 towards the end would have been defeated. But cadres then: - Salim Saleh, Kyaligonza, Mande, Chef Ali, Rwegyema, Kagame, Muntu, Pecos, Ssejusa, Besigye etc.
If they read this would be the biggest betrayal towards their efforts. In any case these people to date remain one of the most feared “rebels” - UPDF in African. This was not merely a walk over but a spirited fight between NRA and many groups that united FEDEMU etc. To fight a well-structured army.
How brave can anyone be to attack a barrack
with few guns, which led to Gen. Tumwine’s loss of one eye?
No these heroes were brave.
Lwanga Charles Mukasa
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