Posted by Ultradog MN on March 18, 2012 at 08:02:45 from (70.57.153.35):
In Reply to: OT-American Soldier posted by DH in Carolina on March 18, 2012 at 06:43:05:
Maybe give the guy a medal? I do not subscribe to the notion of non combatants. Just like at My Lai there are NO non combatants. Just because a wife or mom or grandpa doesn't pick up a rifle and start shooting Americans doesn't mean they aren't giving aid and comfort to those who do carry rifles. It's time Americans go back and reread Machiavelli. It's time to make killing American troops so painful to not only the perpatrators but also their loved ones that they think twice about the consequences. Or go back reread about the firebombing of Japanese cities in WWII. This quote is memorable:
"Yutaka Akabane, a senior level civil servant, observed that
It was the raids on the medium and smaller cities which had the worst effect and really brought home to the people the experience of bombing and a demoralization of faith in the outcome of the war.... It was bad enough in so large a city as Tokyo, but much worse in the smaller cities, where most of the city would be wiped out. Through May and June the spirit of the people was crushed. (When B-29s dropped propaganda pamphlets) the morale of the people sank terrifically, reaching a low point in July, at which time there was no longer hope of victory or draw but merely desire for ending the war. "
And please don't call me some ignorant, gung ho, armchair general. I've read enough history to understand that wars are a bloody, messy, sad business. But if you are gonna have one then you'd better be in it to win. None of this half fast, pussyfooting around like we've been doing for the last 45 years.
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