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Originally Posted by Seaver
Yeah, my point was in EVERY war there WILL be unforseen problems. There will also be problems that were (for countless reasons) dismissed, which in hindsight seem obvious to armchair generals.
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Oh please. Would you have us believe that the generals are right now slapping themselves on the forehead and saying "ARMOR! Damn! It's so obvious in hindsight. I wish I'd thought of that before!"
That's absurd. A 3rd grader could figure out that soldiers need armor if they're gonna have a shot at surviving in a modern warzone. If the top brass at the military couldn't figure that out before they sent tens of thousands of kids over there to get picked off one by one, then that's not a reflection on anyone but the brass.
And the remark on the intelligence of the soldiers because this is what they signed up for is misguided. This is not what they signed up for. They signed up to DEFEND OUR COUNTRY. Not attack other countries who aren't doing anything to us. They have every right to be pissed. Their trust has been abused. Their lives have been unnecessarilly placed in danger.
We have not been appointed the world's policeman. We are not the only hope for the globe. We must stop horning in on other countries' affairs.
Oh, and I'll step up and start the vietnam comparison here. This war IS viet nam without trees. Same situation. Big bad USA comes in to fuck with people that don't need to be fucked with. The people (surprise!) don't like it and fight back. USA has piss poor planning and idiotic strategies (we captured this town! Let's leave and wait for the enemy to occupy it, then come capture it again!) just as we did in viet nam. And all in pursuit of an "enemy" that has not made a move against us.
Unbelievable.