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MAJ Ken Landgren
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I am going to blame the politicians and generals for not putting greater effort into fighting counterinsurgencies. You wont beat the insurgents until you kill them.
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
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MAJ Ken Landgren great response and I advocate it 100%, well said and articulately conveyed.
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Capt Walter Miller
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What if you could turn the insurgents into your friends? Wouldn't have to kill them then.

"Never appeal to a man's 'better nature.' He may not have one. Invoking his self-interest gives you more leverage." - Robert. A. Heinlein
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Capt Walter Miller
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The president was handed a real sh!t sandwich by the Bushies.

It is hard to tell in the moment how he is doing/has done. He did direct that OBL be found and killed. And he has not been shy about killing people, including American citizens aiding our enemies.

Walt
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
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Capt Walter Miller well said and profoundly said. I do appreciate the fact OBL is out of here!
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SSG Warren Swan
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I agree with him. What we have in some corners of congress are hawks who look for any chance to flex on another country as a means to show how "mighty" we really are. Those countries are normally some third world shithole, who man vs. man wouldn't last two days against a full onslaught. Note no one is advocating fighting Russia or China directly. The Military is a valid deterrent but should ONLY be used if there is a clear and concise threat to the US and her interests. NOT as a FIRST strike option. Obama for all his faults I think he gets the idea of NOT deploying the troops everywhere, but to even counter that, he sends the troops everywhere. I don't mind doing the duty when the call is made, but the call should be clear and easily articulated to the lowest level why. It hasn't happened Since we went to Iraq. I say since of these hawks want to deploy and fight everyone and their mother, take their military age kids, conscript them to combat arms, and deploy them. Let them know how it feels, let them see the effects PERSONALLY, and then ask "was deploying them as a first strike option worth it"? "How is your child coping with the VA today"? Make them look their kid in the eyes, and see there's nothing there but a shell, and I guarantee we'll have a massive number of folks not against war, but against using troops as a first strike or just for the hell of it.
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