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Right...there was collateral damage during WW2...and lots of it. Does that mean targets should not be bombed? It's called war for a reason. Today we have legal reviews of targeting packages!

Targeting packages...hum...not bad...who thought that one up?

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Robert McNamara & crew, I imagine.

Right....the concept is old and has been somewhat automated by modern intelligence gathering and target classification. So things like transportation, communications, power generation and distribution, military depots, command & control, etc. are organized as elements of a target package with estimated collateral damage. Legal wonks actually had to bless off selected targets during the bombing campaign for Kosovo. This is one reason for the recent popularity of human shields on YouTube...in wars past, nobody gave a crap about such things.

The whole idea of precision guided munitions was to not only destroy or disable the target, but to minimize the amount of collateral damage.

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Not going to look at the video..not in a very entertaining mood today BC - waiting for the land lord to arrive and hand over my last grand..then it will be to beggin for the rest of the month..why don't you cash in one of those fancey missles and send me some pocket cash.?

Don't worry...you'll be fine...remember...you live in Canada, not the evil US of A! ;)

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Don't worry...you'll be fine...remember...you live in Canada, not the evil US of A! ;)

Yah they have this liberal thing called "harm reduction" - where they allow drug addicts there way...kind of like putting a dagger in the heart incrimentally...Canada can kill you with kindness...and YOU are not evil...nor is America..You are like us - spent our lives having fun while the mindless nerds took over they system. The power they did not naturally have in early youth - is now power created artifically...That's what happens when all the bright people do not take responsiblity for a nation - the jerks take over.

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Yah they have this liberal thing called "harm reduction" - where they allow drug addicts there way...kind of like putting a dagger in the heart incrimentally...Canada can kill you with kindness...

....in New York City, we call that rent control.

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...in wars past, nobody gave a crap about such things.

It makes for unacceptably long wars that should have been minor affairs. Viet-Nam, for example, went from a simple matter of blocking NVA reinforcements to a matter of winning 'hearts and minds' not only in Indochina, but back in America. Frankly, impossible. One fights wars to win. Everything else is nonsense. If 30 thousand civilians are to die in the fighting, it's better to do it all at once and make one apology to those that need it rather than 30,000 seperate 'we're sorrys' drawn out over a decade. I know that might sound harsh to the peace at all costs crowd. Oh, well...

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....in New York City, we call that rent control.

You still bring a chuckle to my miserable heart my friend. We here in Canada gave up on rent control...there are no bounds when it comes to greed..The building I live in is about 120 years old and looks it..The back roof can be beautified and life can be tolerable..but most young people are stuck in basement apartments and they are not cheap. Greed is not as regulated here as it is in NEW YORK - believe it or not..we really don't have any class here...and they judge you by the weight of your wallet..

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It makes for unacceptably long wars that should have been minor affairs. Viet-Nam, for example, went from a simple matter of blocking NVA reinforcements to a matter of winning 'hearts and minds' not only in Indochina, but back in America....

People lose perspective....the greatest war of the 20th century was over in a few years! Very high body count....and that means civilians too. Whatever happened to the idea of utterly destroying the means and will to resist?

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We are a non-nation - that's why we look to you in amazement...a vast group of people who look out for the best interets of the extended national family..In Canada - it seems that even our most powerful people have fleeting attitudes when it comes to loyalty to nation - I remember dealing with a Supreme Court person - she was more interested in international law than in national law...our leaders think they are to good for Canada..take Iggy for instance - he came back because he did not like being a frog in a big pond - little ponds he assumed were easier to dominate...mean while our pond has been drained dry for a long time now.

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People lose perspective....the greatest war of the 20th century was over in a few years! Very high body count....and that means civilians too. Whatever happened to the idea of utterly destroying the means and will to resist?

Really - I personally as a young street fighter never threatened or postured. I would either act decisively or not at all - If you are going to wage war - you utterly destroy the enemy - It's not a game.. Look at the envovement that our two nations have in the middle east - either destroy them or get out..This buisness about being their to help is bull shit..The only ones benefiting are those selling arms and general war supplies.

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Whatever happened to the idea of utterly destroying the means and will to resist?

If Okinawa was fought today, it'd last decades.

Makes me wonder exactly what the plan is re: Libya. Are we there to win or burn fuel? Who are we helping win? In five years will the jets be back to bomb these 'rebels'?

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If Okinawa was fought today, it'd last decades.

Makes me wonder exactly what the plan is re: Libya. Are we there to win or burn fuel? Who are we helping win? In five years will the jets be back to bomb these 'rebels'?

There are no more tough guys in office these days - How for the life of me can we expect a woman - Hillary Clinton for instance to utterly destroy an enemy - woman are nest builders by nature - and hunters...The lion - the male lion is the only one with the jaw strength to break the neck of preditorial hyennas...we send a woman to vanquish an ememy...because we have no lions left.

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There are no more tough guys in office these days - How for the life of me can we expect a woman - Hillary Clinton for instance to utterly destroy an enemy - woman are nest builders by nature - and hunters...The lion - the male lion is the only one with the jaw strength to break the neck of preditorial hyennas...we send a woman to vanquish an ememy...because we have no lions left.

Rubbish.

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Rubbish.

Yah then you explain to me why America and Canada are total failures when it comes to making war. I can give you the other answer..wars are conducted by our buisness community and they are not very good at it..Cheney was a good example of someone who disrespected the marshall class and paid dearly for it. Look at what we promote in the military...woman strangling perverts! Maybe we should let military types - real men conduct war.....If a man or a woman can not handle themselves in a common street fight - they have no buisness in the buisness of fighting...sending a woman or an openly gay diplomate does not garner respect either - when it comes to negotiations.

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I thought the US was supposed to be civilised, they're just as bad as the fucking nutjobs from the middle-east.

Apparently more than 50% of Americans think it's a good idea to invade Israel... I'm sorry, what? Israel are pro-western and dislike terrorist scum just as much as we do.

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I thought the US was supposed to be civilised, they're just as bad as the fucking nutjobs from the middle-east.

Maybe you don't know how the US came to be....or grew to dominate the planet. Bad is good.

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Maybe you don't know how the US came to be....or grew to dominate the planet. Bad is good.

That's honest. Here in Canada important people have the title "The Honourable" - yet you rarely if ever see honour displayed.

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I thought the US was supposed to be civilised, they're just as bad as the fucking nutjobs from the middle-east.

Apparently more than 50% of Americans think it's a good idea to invade Israel... I'm sorry, what? Israel are pro-western and dislike terrorist scum just as much as we do.

WHAT?? Where are you getting that from? :rolleyes:

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