WestCoastRunner Posted January 20, 2016 Report Posted January 20, 2016 Because nobody is willing to put troops on the ground to engage them because of internal political consequences. With the technology we have today I would think we can take out many of the assets of IS without troops on the ground. Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
DogOnPorch Posted January 20, 2016 Report Posted January 20, 2016 With the technology we have today I would think we can take out many of the assets of IS without troops on the ground. Which is why you don't run the military, i suppose. Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
Wilber Posted January 20, 2016 Report Posted January 20, 2016 I wonder if it's occurred to the chest-thumping military geniuses around here that maybe there's a reason that most of the world's great military powers combined are unable to defeat a handful of ragtag extremists with stolen weapons. The answer is simple. ISIS is still there because it's useful to Turkey and Saudi Arabia in the proxy wars that are going on. A military can only do as much as the politicians will let it. Quote "Never trust a man who has not a single redeeming vice". WSC
WestCoastRunner Posted January 20, 2016 Report Posted January 20, 2016 Which is why you don't run the military, i suppose. I suppose but we have come a long way with technology. Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
WestCoastRunner Posted January 20, 2016 Report Posted January 20, 2016 So you guys want troops on the ground? Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
DogOnPorch Posted January 20, 2016 Report Posted January 20, 2016 I suppose but we have come a long way with technology. Yes indeed. But there's a reason Xenophon is still taught at West Point and similar schools. Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
capricorn Posted January 20, 2016 Report Posted January 20, 2016 So, I don't give a crap if Canada isn't invited to some meeting. Well I do. If the high rollers are going to exchange secret and privileged information, and seek input from their partners I want my government to be in on it. And since you appear to have the whole scenario in the ME worked out, why don't you lay out your strategy to bring an end this mess? Quote "We always want the best man to win an election. Unfortunately, he never runs." Will Rogers
DogOnPorch Posted January 20, 2016 Report Posted January 20, 2016 So you guys want troops on the ground? Want has nothing to do with it. The basics of modern warfare were written down quite a while ago now in a book called 'Achtung Panzer!'...the air component is but one factor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achtung_%E2%80%93_Panzer! Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
WestCoastRunner Posted January 20, 2016 Report Posted January 20, 2016 Want has nothing to do with it. The basics of modern warfare were written down quite a while ago now in a book called 'Achtung Panzer!'...the air component is but one factor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achtung_%E2%80%93_Panzer! You didn't answer the question. Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
WestCoastRunner Posted January 20, 2016 Report Posted January 20, 2016 Yes indeed. But there's a reason Xenophon is still taught at West Point and similar schools. What is your plan then? Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
DogOnPorch Posted January 20, 2016 Report Posted January 20, 2016 You didn't answer the question. Yes I did. What I want has nothing to do with modern warfare and how it is conducted. Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted January 20, 2016 Report Posted January 20, 2016 What is your plan then? Pay attention to what Xenophon writes. Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
WestCoastRunner Posted January 20, 2016 Report Posted January 20, 2016 A military can only do as much as the politicians will let it. So do you want troops on the ground? Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
DogOnPorch Posted January 20, 2016 Report Posted January 20, 2016 So do you want troops on the ground? Do you want to invade France? Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
WestCoastRunner Posted January 20, 2016 Report Posted January 20, 2016 Pay attention to what Xenophon writes. I'm asking you if you want Canadian troops on the ground or troops from any country for that matter? Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
WestCoastRunner Posted January 20, 2016 Report Posted January 20, 2016 Do you want to invade France? You can't answer a question with a question. Why won't you answer it? Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
DogOnPorch Posted January 20, 2016 Report Posted January 20, 2016 I'm asking you if you want Canadian troops on the ground or troops from any country for that matter? And I'm telling you that warfare was figured out long before this conflict. You can always ask the enemy nicely to evacuate their defenses. Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
Spiderfish Posted January 20, 2016 Report Posted January 20, 2016 Well I do. If the high rollers are going to exchange secret and privileged information, and seek input from their partners I want my government to be in on it. I do too. Unfortunately, we've played our hand; there is no business for us to discuss at a table of allies who are committed to fighting ISIS. Sunny ways indeed. Quote
DogOnPorch Posted January 20, 2016 Report Posted January 20, 2016 You can't answer a question with a question. Why won't you answer it? It's 1944 for a moment: Do you want to invade France to drive-out the Nazis? Or do you have to? Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
WestCoastRunner Posted January 20, 2016 Report Posted January 20, 2016 And I'm telling you that warfare was figured out long before this conflict. You can always ask the enemy nicely to evacuate their defenses. So I guess you are saying yes to having Canadian troops on the ground. Do you have a son that could be conscripted if it came to that? Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
DogOnPorch Posted January 20, 2016 Report Posted January 20, 2016 Canada doesn't do conscription. Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
WestCoastRunner Posted January 20, 2016 Report Posted January 20, 2016 It's 1944 for a moment: Do you want to invade France to drive-out the Nazis? Or do you have to? Yes I would want to. Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
WestCoastRunner Posted January 20, 2016 Report Posted January 20, 2016 Canada doesn't do conscription. I said if it came to that. Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
DogOnPorch Posted January 20, 2016 Report Posted January 20, 2016 Yes I would want to. Then you'll have no problem deciding what to do with so-called 'Radical Islam'...and that includes sub-humans like Hamas. Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted January 20, 2016 Report Posted January 20, 2016 I said if it came to that. Didn't happen in the past...except Quebec. Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
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