| UnderseaLcpl |
04-17-11 12:39 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dowly
(Post 1644561)
A fine example of Finland wanting to just kiss some ass. :-? If there's something
I dislike about our country, it's the need for our politicians to please the larger
countries.
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Dude, that's no reason to dislike Finland. Everybody's country does that in some way, except perhaps North Korea, which sucks. Even my very own beloved US of A (Which is, by all measures of self-importance, the largest country in the world), finds itself kissing the asses of smaller countries on a fairly regular basis. That's not impotence, it's just globalization. It's stupid sometimes, but everyone does it.
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Speaking of ass-kissing, the Ottowa Convention can kiss mine. I'm not about to abandon the use of land-mines just because it gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling. It's not that I don't understand the intention, it's just that bullets give me a much colder and decidedly less-fuzzy feeling.
Land-mines are excellent weapons for many reasons. They can be used for channeling the enemy into prepared kill-zones, slowing their advance, disabling armor or infantry support in preparation for a counter-attack, and about a hundred other creative uses. However noble it may be to abandon land-mines as weapons of war, I would not rule out their use in a situation where the lives of my troops or the success of the mission are at stake. There's a time for love and a time for war, and the time for war is not the time to abandon such tactically-useful weapons. |
