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Dragonlich · 08-10-2003, 08:57 PM

Napalm is NOT a WMD by any stretch of the imagination. It is a "chemical weapon" in that it contains chemicals. So do bullets, grenades, bombs and basically any weapon these days.

Napalm is nasty, but so is being blown to bits by shrapnel from an artillery shell, being utterly obliterated in a B-52 raid, or being cut in half by a burst from a modern assault rifle.

War is nasty; the goal is to win it as quickly as possibly, with as little damage to your side as possible. The *only* way to do that is to utterly destroy the enemy's will to fight. That means using overwhelming force, "shock and awe", and using napalm to clear trenches, bunkers and other hiding places.

If two countries decide to fight "fair" by giving the other side an equal chance... then you'd get a situation like the stalemate of WW1, resulting in millions of deaths on both sides. Thank god we're not *that* stupid anymore.

08-10-2003, 08:57 PM	#36 (permalink)
Dragonlich 42, baby! Location: The Netherlands	Napalm is NOT a WMD by any stretch of the imagination. It is a "chemical weapon" in that it contains chemicals. So do bullets, grenades, bombs and basically any weapon these days. Napalm is nasty, but so is being blown to bits by shrapnel from an artillery shell, being utterly obliterated in a B-52 raid, or being cut in half by a burst from a modern assault rifle. War is nasty; the goal is to win it as quickly as possibly, with as little damage to your side as possible. The only way to do that is to utterly destroy the enemy's will to fight. That means using overwhelming force, "shock and awe", and using napalm to clear trenches, bunkers and other hiding places. If two countries decide to fight "fair" by giving the other side an equal chance... then you'd get a situation like the stalemate of WW1, resulting in millions of deaths on both sides. Thank god we're not that stupid anymore.