Jack Stafurik wrote: > Basic training in almost all armies is deliberately designed to stress the > recruit/draftee physically and emotionally to break down previous > commitments to family and friends, and instill commitment to his new unit. > Given that it is possible to put arbitrarily large ordinance at precise locations, if a military planner doesn't have a clear idea what those locations are, then it seems to me they either have inadequate intelligence to proceed or they are planning to control a large percentage of a society. In the latter case, surely they will be drawn into something that can't be won without huge investments and/or massive loss of life. In this day and age why not retask the Army, Marines, etc. to be an international police force?
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