-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Dr. Core" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Now having watched the episode, the scene is definitely meant to imply > all the Trinitys are sociopaths. Nena pulled the trigger, but Johann > and Michael's concerns are not at all on human lives but on following > flight paths. It certainly hammer the point in - previous episodes already make you wonder about their mental states, except maybe their sister, now the audience can pretty much draw up the conclusion that everyone in the family have "mental" issues... > Actually you do. In the US ROE, the term is "active pursuit", it's > even allowed to pursuit them into countries not at war with you. > Cambodia then, Iran now. I was under the impression that those people have to be consider some sort of target - otherwise it basically give them the right to basically kill everyone? > That's one of the things that drove me nuts. No one fights wars like > that in reality. Joseph already gave the example of Allies bombing > industrial and population centers in Europe and Japan. Avoiding > current examples, Bill Clinton directed bombing of civilian TV, radio, > telephone and electricity infrastructure without warning. Old Bill > also bombed a alleged chemical weapon plant (turned out to be bogus > intel, again), the civilian factory workers were also treated as legit > target. I can understand the bombing, since there is no way to avoid the casualties (or hard to), but I don't think it give them the power to kill basically everybody, as they can always use the excuse of "there are factory workers there in town", therefore giving them the right to basically wipe out every single town close to the factory. I know countries like China or Russia probably use strategy or rules like that, but Allies or US? Not saying it is not true, but I don't think it's as "wide open" as you seem to suggest. Not saying CB is not stupid or anything, but then again, they are trying to fight for the people's opinion as well, which as we all know, require people to do some stupid stuff. > > The worst example in G00 was the bombing of narcotic field while > leaving the narcotic farmers alive. Depends on what effect you are trying to go for - if you are trying for the terror effect, you want them to live, as long as you give them the impression of that you can kill them anytime you want to. Completely not kill anyone is stupid, but you just have to kill enough to "terrorize" them. I wasn't trying to defend the gundam meister's action per say - I was saying it in the context of the anime, as that was the difference in how the two groups of gundam meister operates... -------------------------------------------------- The Gundam Mailing List MK-II [email protected] Archives: http://www.gundam.com/gml Help: Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with this in the BODY: help list
