The next HBO/Spielberg/Hanks WW2 miniseries is a go...

[Cybermat47]

Oh, and here's an example of how one Australian soldier's humanity saved a life.

The Gallipoli campaign of 1915 was the first major defeat of Australian forces ever. With Turkish machine gun bullets raining down from the mountains, and Kapitan Otto Hersing routing our ships giving fire support, it was hell for the Allied troops. However, we managed to get positions and camps there. In one battle, a group of Australians were taking cover in a large hole, with a Turkish prisoner they'd taken. One of the diggers (slang for soldier) was giving the prisoner some of his rations. The Turk was greatful for it. Soon, however, the Turks were advancing on the hole. The diggers retreated, leaving the prisoner to be picked up by his army. Just as the first group of Turks got there, there was one digger having trouble getting out. The Turks aimed at him...and one was tackled by the prisoner, who took his gun, and shot the others, giving the digger enough time to get out. The prisoner himself was killed by other Turks, but he only did it out of gratitude for the humanity of one of the diggers.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Cybermat47

Machines break. People don't.

The argument for drones is that people do indeed break, and suffer and die. A machine can withstand more g-force, and if it is lost it was only a machine.

I'm not saying I support that argument, just explaining it.

Originally Posted by Cybermat47

Oh, and here's an example of how one Australian soldier's humanity saved a life.

Of course people display humanity in the midst of war. It happens a lot. That doesn't change Skybird's point that war itself is about nothing more than killing and dying. Trust me, it's not fun at all.

In the words of William Tecumseh Sherman:
"There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell."
-Address at Columbus, Ohio, April 11, 1880

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Cybermat47

Oh, and here's an example of how one Australian soldier's humanity saved a life.

In a similar vein but at the other end if the scale, alledgedly in 1918, a young British soldier took aim at a wounded German soldier as the Germans retreated from the battle of Marcoing, but couldn't bring himself to shoot a wounded man, the German soldier nodded his thanks and continued his retreat. The British soldiers name was Henry Tandey, the German soldiers name was Adolf Hitler...

[Cybermat47]

Originally Posted by Oberon

the German soldier nodded his thanks and continued his retreat.

the German soldiers name was Adolf Hitler...

At least Adolf had manners back then

Originally Posted by Cybermat47

At least Adolf had manners back then

Thanks for the laugh