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Old 06-14-2008, 05:22 AM   #168 (permalink)
dksuddeth
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Location: bedford, tx
Quote:
Originally Posted by LoganSnake
You advocate turning the other cheek. A pacifist. I say you retaliate and you retaliate ten times harder than they hit. It's not stooping down. I don't believe that there is such thing as benevolence in war. If your enemies are ruthless, you need to be even more ruthless than they are.

P.S. This particular war I don't agree with, but the methodology should be applied.
some people seem to never learn the lessons from WW2, korea, and vietnam. Reprisals against civilian populations NEVER attain your objective, they only serve to incite a larger body of enemies.
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