How old are you 10? This has nothing to do with body counts, this isn't a friggin' video game dude. This is modern war, its not about body counts anymore. Its about showing people that we are willing to stand up to tyranny and terror through use of force, while still upholding our own integrity and self-respect. This shows people what we are about, and inspires them to work towards having that same self-respect and improving themselves to obtain it. Its about winning over people to support your cause.Then you should know exactly what I'm talking about. Ever see'em get all freaked out at the idea of being burned? I mean, it's weird, dude!
Personally, I think we've been playing patty cake with these ****ers for far too long. We have some fine body counts, so far, but not nearly what they should be, IMO.
No, they wont.We'll just ramp up the killing. They might kill him, but they'll damn sure think twice before killing the next one.
We'll just ramp up the killing. They might kill him, but they'll damn sure think twice before killing the next one.
How old are you 10? This has nothing to do with body counts, this isn't a friggin' video game dude. This is modern war, its not about body counts anymore. Its about showing people that we are willing to stand up to tyranny and terror through use of force, while still upholding our own integrity and self-respect.
This shows people what we are about, and inspires them to work towards having that same self-respect and improving themselves to obtain it. Its about winning over people to support your cause.
The only conflicts that are about body counts are offensive land grabbing empire building attacks, thats not what the US is about.
No, they wont.
This is how you create the circumstance they have in Israel/Palestine. You ramp up killing and killing and killing, and you only encourage the otherside to do the same. Pretty soon, you can't tell the forest for the trees and all you've successfully done is set up a perpetual human killing cycle.
In that part of the world, you win people over to your cause by proving to them that you're stronger than the bad guys. In that region, people don't respect weakness. Ever have an Arab/Muslim man get in your face to demonstrate his dominence? It's a true Alpha-Dog/Beta-Dog society.
You have just demonstrated a total lack of knowledge about the Middle Eastern culture. Quit while you're ahead.
And, at some point, one side runs out of steam. The reason things aren't settled in Palestine, is because the fights always get cut short. They end, before they're over.
You'll never be able to support this passive style of war fighting with anything other than your opinion.
No, there have been all out wars, there have been attempted peace time. The problem is that you'll never run out of terrorists. And if all you do is sit there and shake the beehive, you'll never encourage an end game. All you're doing is romanticizing some conflict against an "ultimate evil" and pretending that if we kill enough of them it will end. But this isn't state vs. state warfare, this is ideological warfare and on some front, that will not be ended with mere violence. In fact, because it's ideological violence will only add fuel to the fire. So a fine line has to be walked, you have to allow yourself room to respond to threats, but if you're interested in actually ending the war you can't pretend that if we just send in wave after wave of our own men that it will miraculously come to some conclusion.
I thought he made propaganda statements in this first video.
Also, one of Garwood's fellow POW's testified tht Garwood told him he was captured in a brothel. I don't think the accepted story is that garwood just walked off. Army Sargeant Willie Watkins testified to that in 1969.
But, no, it wouldn't surprise me to see him making anti-American statements on video, either. No doubt he'll be tortured into doing so.
Garwood was turned. He ended up working for the North. He was essentially a traitor.
That's the hen's teeth of the matter. Thank you.
I've seen what's been said about Bowe's, "capture", and I'm going to reserve opinion on that 'til a later date.
I too shall wait.....and reserve my judgment.
I have seen stupidity on both/all sides of the issue so far. I keep remembering the old adage of Marine Corps Operations Officers....."Nothing is as good or as bad as first reported".
What's the definition of insanity?
Believing that terrorism will solve terrorism.
Or that surender will end the killing.
did someone suggest surrender, or is that what you assume anyone who disagrees with you wants?
did someone suggest surrender, or is that what you assume anyone who disagrees with you wants?
Who has suggesting surrendering? What would we surrender?Or that surender will end the killing.
Who has suggesting surrendering? What would we surrender?
I don't know. Ask the French. They have lots of experience at surrender.
Believing that terrorism will solve terrorism.
Or that surender will end the killing.
But you were the one who brought up surrendering... Now you're admitting you have no idea what you're talking about. Are you confused yet? I sure am.I don't know. Ask the French. They have lots of experience at surrender.
But you were the one who brought up surrendering... Now you're admitting you have no idea what you're talking about. Are you confused yet? I sure am.
I admit to posting a trite statement much like the one that occasioned it. I never said it was germane to the thread.
What was trite about Ikari's statement?I admit to posting a trite statement much like the one that occasioned it. I never said it was germane to the thread.
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