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  •  i have a serious problem with caputo (2+ / 0-)

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    Knightrider, HoundDog
    especially rationalizing:
    [Massacres] happen because one of the things an insurgent does is attack the counterinsurgent's state of mind. The insurgent makes the counterinsurgent feel constantly insecure,

    first, because i don't presume "rules of war" are anything but semantic theory; combat is killing is murder, regardless of agent.

    second, how comes he to reason that any soldier imagines they are secure in the course of  war? so that he can blame his/her enemy for (tactically?) disabusing him of this illusion? will reading his memoirs help me to understand the level of comfort he's achieved in visualizing his enemy?

    i dunno. i dunno what the purpose of such an article is with respect to instruction the court of public opinion. i dunno what these "authorities" are doing to ADVANCE the investigation of US military force in iraq.

    what are they doing?

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    by MarketTrustee on Tue Jun 06, 2006 at 10:00:02 AM PDT

    •  You're right in principle,... (3+ / 0-)

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      jen, Unduna, MarketTrustee

      that's why war must always be the "last last resort", rather than the first option.

      In terms  of what the purpose for writing is,..one is to pressure this Bush administration and Congress to  acknowledge that Bush's mission is failing in Iraq, so it's up the us to convey that by understanding the true nature and dynamics of war and warfare in this region.

      Realistically from a national security perspective, US military presence and influence in that region will never "withdraw".  And I don't believe that we, as Americans, should call for such a policy of "troops withdrawal", regardless of the repercussions of the tragedy at Haditha.

      Once we understand the bigger picture, can we then pressure Congress and this administration to acknowledge its blunders and initiate an aggressive new strategy, such as "redeployment."

      StopIranWar.com

      by Knightrider on Tue Jun 06, 2006 at 10:38:08 AM PDT

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