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**Vzkdgdqx** · 03-03-2011, 02:36 PM

I disagree. NATO itself has called it a "terrible mistake" - not the unfortunate result of civilians being used as shields. It was simply an outright failure. In fact, if Petraeus is to be believed, this was a violation of his rules of engagement.

By strategy i mean it is stupid to think you can solve the problem of islamic terrorism by shooting blindly in the dark. What NATO is doing is clearly the acts of a coalition that is confused - so they are doing the only thing they know how to do - kill.

I can see how someone who has never been would think that. You are looking at something you don't understand from afar and trying to make sense out of it.

This is war, Andrew. Mistakes, terrible mistakes, happen. As I have said before, this is the ugly side of war. If you don't like the look of it, then don't look. In the end the fact remains that are there and, as long as we are there, the war needs to be fought. Even if it upsets the sensibilities of the ignorant.

It was time to leave years ago.

Agreed. I don't think the Afghanis are worth the blood that is being spilled for them.

03-03-2011, 02:36 PM	#16
Vzkdgdqx Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 433 Senior Member	I disagree. NATO itself has called it a "terrible mistake" - not the unfortunate result of civilians being used as shields. It was simply an outright failure. In fact, if Petraeus is to be believed, this was a violation of his rules of engagement. By strategy i mean it is stupid to think you can solve the problem of islamic terrorism by shooting blindly in the dark. What NATO is doing is clearly the acts of a coalition that is confused - so they are doing the only thing they know how to do - kill. I can see how someone who has never been would think that. You are looking at something you don't understand from afar and trying to make sense out of it. This is war, Andrew. Mistakes, terrible mistakes, happen. As I have said before, this is the ugly side of war. If you don't like the look of it, then don't look. In the end the fact remains that are there and, as long as we are there, the war needs to be fought. Even if it upsets the sensibilities of the ignorant. It was time to leave years ago. Agreed. I don't think the Afghanis are worth the blood that is being spilled for them.
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