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irateplatypus · 03-28-2006, 07:23 AM

this topic of discussion could have a lot of legs... thx for bringing it to the forum.

i think roachboy loses sight of the actual situation in his zeal to make this representative of conservatives in general. if we are to think of this phenomenon outside of a combat environment necessity, as rb asks, then we should have a laundry list of instances where the practice occurs in other contexts. how can we have a broader discussion of the topic if the only example provided is in a warzone?

the line drawn between wartime propaganda and domestic coverage is supported by speculation alone. as such, rb's intended direction for this thread seems like it could be written by the Lincoln group. there are facts... but questions intended to be asked by the reader don't necessarily follow from the facts presented.

sidenote: the article's author briefly mentions "information ops"... but describes it in a way that seems dissimilar to the way it's discussed in military doctrine circles.

03-28-2006, 07:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
irateplatypus can't help but laugh Location: dar al-harb	this topic of discussion could have a lot of legs... thx for bringing it to the forum. i think roachboy loses sight of the actual situation in his zeal to make this representative of conservatives in general. if we are to think of this phenomenon outside of a combat environment necessity, as rb asks, then we should have a laundry list of instances where the practice occurs in other contexts. how can we have a broader discussion of the topic if the only example provided is in a warzone? the line drawn between wartime propaganda and domestic coverage is supported by speculation alone. as such, rb's intended direction for this thread seems like it could be written by the Lincoln group. there are facts... but questions intended to be asked by the reader don't necessarily follow from the facts presented. sidenote: the article's author briefly mentions "information ops"... but describes it in a way that seems dissimilar to the way it's discussed in military doctrine circles. __________________ If you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves. ~ Winston Churchill Last edited by irateplatypus; 03-28-2006 at 07:26 AM..