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but now that things are starting to get shitty for the US and British militaries, the possibility increases that this will be a long conflict like, dare I say it, Vietnam.
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this is made obvious by the 1,000 to 1 kill ratio and the fact we are less than a day from Bagdad while we gear up for a heavy assault.
People die in war. I in no way mean to belittle them or their sacrifices, but it happens. The purpose of war is to pummel the other side into oblivion or submission. The only reason casualties are this high is because we are being careful to accept surrenders and not harm civilians.
Although, Fat Satan does bring up a good point. How far will we have to go to beat them? If a soldier shoots through a child in order to kill the guy with the rocket launcher who strapped the kid to his own chest, how will we respond? We saw a lot of dirty shit in Viet Nam, so hopefully, our guys are being prepared for it.
As for how long the war on terror will last: Never. I'm sorry, folks, but the reality is, there will always be pissed off people who use violence to get some attention.
"The price of peace is eternal vigilance" (Churchill or FDR?)
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