Ow, and I wasn't even trying to argue with you. I was more just meandering down a train of thought. I'll try to cool it down.
Your analysis of Iraq makes a lot of sense to me. But I hope we're talking about exactly the same thing -- we're treating them like criminals and not like enemy soldiers, which erases the difference between the two. This might be the face of war in the future, too. But you seem to imply that the insurgency is endable, and at at an end in Iraq. Is that true? Do you think an insurgency can be put down militarily? Now that the US is using much better methods in Iraq and Afghanistan, do you think the places will be pacified?
In your opinion, is it possible to pacify Afghanistan? I suppose you can tell from the slant of the question that I tend toward the glib answer "No," but I'd like to hear your reasons.
Ah, I see another problem glibness is causing me -- I'm using 'rogue military" incorrectly here. Good point.
You're right that Carruthers is recruiting nonmilitary personnel here; I missed that. That's interesting, and as far as I can tell completely counter to the way most militias actually operate, something I can't help but think that Hama knew. I need to reread this issue. There's something going on here.
It's interesting that Cobra has not appeared for quite some time.
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Your analysis of Iraq makes a lot of sense to me. But I hope we're talking about exactly the same thing -- we're treating them like criminals and not like enemy soldiers, which erases the difference between the two. This might be the face of war in the future, too. But you seem to imply that the insurgency is endable, and at at an end in Iraq. Is that true? Do you think an insurgency can be put down militarily? Now that the US is using much better methods in Iraq and Afghanistan, do you think the places will be pacified?
In your opinion, is it possible to pacify Afghanistan? I suppose you can tell from the slant of the question that I tend toward the glib answer "No," but I'd like to hear your reasons.
Ah, I see another problem glibness is causing me -- I'm using 'rogue military" incorrectly here. Good point.
You're right that Carruthers is recruiting nonmilitary personnel here; I missed that. That's interesting, and as far as I can tell completely counter to the way most militias actually operate, something I can't help but think that Hama knew. I need to reread this issue. There's something going on here.
It's interesting that Cobra has not appeared for quite some time.
That moustache is physically impossible.