Should a soldier be excused if he went on a rampage.

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Originally Posted by Konovalov

It didn't work for the Soviets in Afghanistan nor will such a stupid idea work here. Not to mention summarily executing unarmed civilians in a town square compromises the values and standards to which our nations hold so dearly and use as an example for other nations to follow across the globe. I suggest you go read a couple of books on counter-insurgency by experts such as Lester Grau or Robert Taber. You'll find that your method suggested is totally counter-productive to say the least. Major General David Petraeus never employed such tactics and look at the successes he had which served as a model for the rest of Iraq.

World War II. Germans bomb British cities, We bomb theirs- we bombed theirs better. They attack our unarmed ships without warning we attack theirs. The Japanese decide to fight to the death we oblige and use every weapon we have against them. Stick to a strategy that works.

Some of the Ex-Military people in my family and circle of friends who served in the shadow of the Vietnam War say we need to bring back Napalm and Buzz Bombs. My friends and family were the lowly grunts and seamen, they know what happens to the bottom of the chain of command when you invade someplace. If they were running the war in Iraq it would have been over in 25 minutes. They want to preserve our democracy not spread it. The fact that if you oppose the US you and everyone you know will die and we will not stop until your side unconditionally surrenders is a fairly strong deterrent.