"Sanitizing" War?
"We find ourselves (nationally) trying to balance a morality of fighting a war and not killing people. No, you did not misread that. We are trying to fight a war without killing people. There is so much morality imposed on our military commanders that in too many circumstances they must take friendly casualties rather than risk collateral damage."-Old Soldier on War
posted by The WordSmith from Nantucket at 9/14/2006 01:06:00 AM
7 Comments:
One hundred percent.
We are charging soldiers with war crimes when they shoot back during a firefight.
In a situation like that, why am I sending my husband to fight?
Old Soldier's got it exactly right. Thanks for posting this. It is dispicable that our military must suffer casulaties to appease the left in this country. The left has indeed become the best buddies of terrorists the world over. Don't they have a lot to be proud of though? :(
Er... like ABFREEDOM says: "Preview" is my friend..."Preview" is my friend..."Preview" is my friend...
That should have, of course, read "casualties." Sorreeeee!
And how many innocent American lives have been lost since this terror war began decades ago because we were more aggressive in taking the fight to this enemy.
Why is it that some people would put handcuffs on those who are trying to keep us safe?
Can you imagine how many less casualties the allied forces would have had if the military had been able to fight the way they were trained? Instead they have to seek, verify, confirm, verify and maybe they'll get the go ahead. In the meantime, IED.
Ought our own laws not apply to us?
If you think not, then I'd advocate you try to change the laws. I suspect that the vast majority of US citizenry will oppose you in that.
In the meantime, we must obey our own laws.
Ought our own laws not apply to us?
What are you addressing, Dan? The previous comment? Comments in this thread? The quote from Old Soldier I posted? Old Soldier's post?
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