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Originally Posted by xepherys
a) The US is a much younger country. They've been at it much longer than us.
b) War IS part of humanity, I agree. I think that point have been lost on many people on this thread, though. THey have fought more though... just not "wars". Sending people into public places with explosives strapped around their guts isn't "war", it's "terrorism"
c) It isn't valiant, or heroic... it's smart. That's what tactics are all about. Shooting officers first, and from trees no less, wasn't considered "heroic" or "valiant" but it won us our freedom over 200 years ago. *shrug* Seems to make sense to me.
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@ a) i somehow saw that one coming, call it a hunch. You will surely agree that the USA is not a virgin mary or came into existence via a spontaneous generation with a clean slate. It doesnt matter how old a nation is. Germany is only 55 and hasnt been at war for 90% ( rough estimates)of that time omfgz 1!
@b) care to validate in which extend "they" fought more or alternatively comply with my request to provide "peace - periods" for the USA longer than 25 years?
@c) thx for rephrasing me, those tactics make sense to me too
. This discussion deals with the war on iraq. Sending iraqis with explosives strapped around them to disrupt the efforts of the invading nation is called guerilla warfare and certainly is part of war eversince.
I wont contest the fact that noniraqi entities probably have had their hands in some/many of the incidents but why that is the case is a whole different can of worms apart from the fact that mercenaries arent a novel concept either.
I know where you coming from though Xeph. to parapharse the arguement of the post by you that i was initialy replying to: They are fighting a dirty war and are used to it cause they are at it basicaly ever since.
I might have distorted it a bit but just for simplicities sake
The point is we all are at it ever since and when the opportunity arises we use dirty tricks and thereby you cant imho make a qualified or qualifying statement about anyone with that arguement.