Tasha, it's not individuals of the US military that I think are not doing a good job (in fact I know quite a few, including yourself, who do their jobs very well), it's how the military as a whole is being used that I see as being less then effective.
Also there might be something to using a group of terrorists to fight terrorists- they have a similar mindset that also gets around the issues of honor, a sense of fair play, and international law that a national military has to face in strategic planning. The US falls victim to those restrictions more harshly than some other countries- we have to hold up to higher standards because we're the US. These standards prevent our military from using measures that would be more effective.
And the enemy we're facing doesn't hold themselves accountable to those standards or even basic international law when attacking us.
but, conversely, the US has intelligence assets which would not be available to the hypothetical IRA safari... nor the logistical train, nor the training to reduce the chances of collateral damage, nor...
US Military is doing a damn good job of holding up their end of the stick.
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Re: not quite it.
Date: 2005-07-07 07:12 pm (UTC)Re: not quite it.
Date: 2005-07-08 01:59 am (UTC)Re: not quite it.
Date: 2005-07-08 11:30 am (UTC)Also there might be something to using a group of terrorists to fight terrorists- they have a similar mindset that also gets around the issues of honor, a sense of fair play, and international law that a national military has to face in strategic planning. The US falls victim to those restrictions more harshly than some other countries- we have to hold up to higher standards because we're the US. These standards prevent our military from using measures that would be more effective.
And the enemy we're facing doesn't hold themselves accountable to those standards or even basic international law when attacking us.
Re: not quite it.
Date: 2005-07-08 05:12 pm (UTC)US Military is doing a damn good job of holding up their end of the stick.
US politicians? Well, now, there's a problem.
Re: not quite it.
Date: 2005-07-08 05:12 pm (UTC)