RE: Send in the social workers.
October 25, 2021 at 9:59 am
(This post was last modified: October 25, 2021 at 10:00 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(October 24, 2021 at 5:03 pm)Oldandeasilyconfused Wrote: What an interesting view.I don't think that anything that happens in a war is a one off - that ship sailed ten thousand years ago. Still, I think that there's quite a bit of time and change in the us military between vietnam and today, I suspect that's true of the australian military as well. It may be an interesting view from the outside, but it's very much a product of military indoctrination.
The Vietnam wart was going strong when I was in basic training so it was referenced all the time. We were told quite bluntly that the Australian Army does not take prisoners. I joined a combat battalion in Australia, beginning just before they returned from Vietnam. I was able to verify that anecdotally, which I accepted.
Do you truly think that the My Lai massacre was one of?
Quote: There's presently a case her where where Cpl Ben Roberts-Smith VC, a six tour highest decorated war hero is being tried for war crimes in Afghanistan. He is suing for defamation. I wasn't there, so I can't make an informed opinion. Killing some one in a war simply isn't the case of killing a civilian in ordinary life.The police haven't declared war - but perhaps they should just to keep it honest. There are alot of officers of the year that end up doing fucked up shit, as a direct analog.
His case is the same as the US charging a winner of the Medal Of Honour with war crimes.
Quote:The US para militaries would learn very quickly not to take only small arms to a tank and Drone fight.Yeah, they're gonna have to get proficient quick. I don't see it happening. They've been subjected to a pretty aggressive advertising con with respect to their equipment and tactics. It's not a war they want, it's a genocide. They imagine themselves mowing down the hated other in city streets turned lawless hellholes, not fighting the us military.
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