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When you win a war
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09-25-2009, 01:50 AM | #2 |
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We didn't win any wars for decades now. Do you believe everything politicians and papers tell you?
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09-25-2009, 04:32 PM | #3 | |
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I don't believe anything written after the 1st century C.E.
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Now we hear that politicians want to reduce forces in Afghanistan and fight the war to a greater extent with techno gadgets. This will only postpone the inevtiable. War is won with spending blood. The guerillas are winnning in Afghanistan with weapons that are primitive compared to our own. The complaint has been that America is relying too much on gadgets and spending too much time safely on bases. We're probably not cut out for real total war.
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09-25-2009, 07:32 PM | #5 |
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The best way to win a war is for your enemy to look at you and shit his pants.
We've won many wars by not having to fight them in the first place. It's pretty clear that the will to win is a primary determinant in the outcome. If we lose in Afghanistan it is because we lost the will to win and they didn't. Obama criticized Bush for taking his "eye off the ball" in Afghanistan, but it's looking more and more like Obama doesn't even want to be in the batters box. Not sure how he is going to sell that one. |
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