22 Afghan Commandos executed by the Taliban

[Kooky]

As in Vietnam, when you fight a war with one hand tied behind your back you will probably lose.

What is that even supposed to mean?

 

[Mock Turtle]

As in Vietnam, when you fight a war with one hand tied behind your back you will probably lose.

Does that mean using nukes, which I think was advocated by some?

 

[esmith]

What is that even supposed to mean?

Basically it means not allowing the military to prosecute the war to the fullest and no this does not mean the authority to use WMD
Example is persons like the President or one of their appointies try to micro manage the prosecution of the war.

 

[esmith]

Does that mean using nukes, which I think was advocated by some?

No it does not.

 

[Twilight Hue]

What saddens me is human beings have to die...

It's pretty much the way nature works.

Not pretty, but a fact of life.

I think its when life springs out of death, the sadness becomes a bit rescinded.

 

[Mock Turtle]

No it does not.

Well, although not from what one might consider a reliable source, some seem to still believe in such:

China will 'use nuclear bombs' if Japan intervenes with Taiwan, says shared video

I only came across the Vietnam bit about nukes the other day, although I knew about the Korean war and what MacArthur seemed to want:

U.S. Nearly Used Nukes During Vietnam War | HuffPost

 

[esmith]

Well, although not from what one might consider a reliable source, some seem to still believe in such:

China will 'use nuclear bombs' if Japan intervenes with Taiwan, says shared video

I only came across the Vietnam bit about nukes the other day, although I knew about the Korean war and what MacArthur seemed to want:

U.S. Nearly Used Nukes During Vietnam War | HuffPost

Don't believe all you read.

 

[Mock Turtle]

Don't believe all you read.

Surprisingly perhaps, I don't.

 

[Kooky]

Basically it means not allowing the military to prosecute the war to the fullest and no this does not mean the authority to use WMD
Example is persons like the President or one of their appointies try to micro manage the prosecution of the war.

This still reads as overly vague to me.
What policies and methods do you think would have helped in Afghanistan that NATO was not allowed to pursue?

 

[Kooky]

It's pretty much the way nature works.

Not pretty, but a fact of life.

I think its when life springs out of death, the sadness becomes a bit rescinded.

Military conflicts have nothing to do with "nature".
They are the result of human decisionmaking processes and human physical action.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Military conflicts have nothing to do with "nature".
They are the result of human decisionmaking processes and human physical action.

Like I said. Nature.

 

[esmith]

This still reads as overly vague to me.
What policies and methods do you think would have helped in Afghanistan that NATO was not allowed to pursue?

Well for starters do away with the ROE
But in actuallity untill the the majority of average Afghan's do not support the Taliban there isn't much anyone could do.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Well for starters do away with the ROE

The old school.

Storched Earth.

 

[esmith]

The old school.

Storched Earth.

I edited my post just prior to you posting.

 

[Kooky]

Like I said. Nature.

Like money, or revolutions, or universal healthcare, yes.