You seem to mistake me for someone who believes they value human life. I'm just informing you of the reality of who they are. Calling for 'uniforms' and a 'level playing field' is preposterous - because that's not the kind of people they are.rdx-fx wrote:
Now think on that a minute.
Why does that tactic work, and who is using it?
It works only because the American-lead forces would rather risk their lives than accidentally shoot a civilian.
They use it because they really don't place the same value on human life that we do.
They could wear uniforms, and still use guerilla tactics. Hit & run, fade into the woodwork.
No.. they'd rather hide behind the skirts of their women and children.
The few seconds of time that buys them is worth the risk to civilians?! Not to my mind.
We have our wires crossed. I was saying that I sense you have dehumanized MUSLIMS in general, not the perpetrators of suicide attacks who quite frankly dehumanize themselves as you state.rdx-fx wrote:
Dehumanized them? That's a mile off target. They've dehumanized themselves, with the use of brainwashed kids as suicide bombers.
You really have put them up on a pedestal, and painted them as the heroic underdog fighting the evil imperialist Americans. It's pointless talking to you
You're just wildly off base. I guess you haven't ever heard my Sergeant's Speech on 'Remember, they're Human Too'.
I wouldn't expect you to understand it, so I'll just give you the really short version;
"If you have an enemy under your sights - remember that they're human before you pull the trigger. It's the only way to avoid a head full of scramblefuck when you get home. Jose the Tequila worm is not your buddy - you don't want to spend your time at the bottom of a bottle with him."
Hold on a fucking second here too - I'm not painting Al Qaeda as some kind of heroic organisation. Al Qaeda is the lowest of the lowest in my view - an organisation peddling death to civilians with a pretense of piety. They are the most cowardly of the most cowardly and have no motives worthy of respect whatsoever. Perhaps you need to reread my posts.
There is nothing about the tactics of the latter day PIRA that I 'love', for your information. Military and economic targets only. They sullied the cause of a united Ireland with their dishonesty and rapine.rdx-fx wrote:
Yeah, same tactic your beloved IRA used on the British.
How many innocent civilians died because of that tactic? hmm..?
Newsflash: People in other countries resent alien cultures coming in laying down the law and patronizing them with their 'benevolence'. That's an outdated view the British Empire realized was a pack of shit. Change must come from within not from without. Those who collaborate with the 'benevolent foreigners' will be the first with head on the chopping block when it's time for the 'benevolent foreigners' to leave.rdx-fx wrote:
You want to know how you defeat such a slimy enemy?
That is the Primary mission of the US Army Special Forces;
Show the civilians that we're there to help them build schools, help with medical issues, provide clean water.. and generally show that we're there to protect them - while the other guy is using them as human shields.
When the civilians get tired of being used as meat shields - they can come to their friendly neighborhood US Army SF with information, or for training to fight back against the cowards & thugs.
That is THE reason to be a soldier: To put your own ass on the line, so the women, children, and civilians don't have to endure the bullshit & risks a soldier does.
