That's what I was thinking, the dead aren't a big problem. Maybe he believes in zombies?
Now that would suck. > -----Original Message----- > From: Chesty Puller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 1:08 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Today's Patraeus: Wow. > > "The only way we win in counter insurgency though is if we get the > people on > our side." > > Killing them doesn't work? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Judah McAuley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 12:27 PM > Subject: Re: Today's Patraeus: Wow. > > > > Loathe wrote: > >> I was an enlisted airborne infantryman for 8 years and 3 > deployments. I > >> spent 2 1/2 years in a special purpose unit. > >> > >> I it really does all boil down to killing at that level. > > > > There are good people in the military trying to change that mindset. > > Hearts and minds, my friend. Killing will always be part of the job, > I > > agree. At least a willingness and readiness for it. The only way we > win > > in counter insurgency though is if we get the people on our side. And > > killing tends to do the opposite of that. Take a look at the Army's > new > > Counter Insurgency manual. I haven't had time to go through a lot of > it, > > but it seems to a good start at changing the rules of engagement to > try > > and make our on the ground soliders into ambassadors there to help > the > > locals instead of scary guys with guns. > > > > That's a good thing. > > > > Judah > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Enterprise web applications, build robust, secure scalable apps today - Try it now ColdFusion Today ColdFusion 8 beta - Build next generation apps Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:242424 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
