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McG replied to the thread Iran Super Thread- Merged.Arthur Harris bombed cities. That's not the same as calling out professional members of an armed service clutching pearls over a... -
McG replied to the thread Iran Super Thread- Merged.Dude, we're going in circles. So ... just don't lead troops in war. Your grasp of military ethics will see you compromise surprise...
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McG replied to the thread Iran Super Thread- Merged.I fear you have been ruined by COIN. "Hearts and Minds" is not how you win large scale combat operations against a conventional...
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McG replied to the thread Iran Super Thread- Merged.So? The French Navy had been an ally until France capitulated, and it represented a significant fighting capacity to be weilded by one...
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McG replied to the thread Iran Super Thread- Merged.As a gunner, were you taught to have a FAC invite the enemy to surrender before executing a fire mission? Were you taught to surrender...
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It doesn't even have to be a warship. We also sink unarmed enemy merchantmen.
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McG replied to the thread Iran Super Thread- Merged.For someone not shy to engage, you are doing a lot of bemoaning that an in-contact asset engaged a target instead of stalking it while...
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McG replied to the thread Iran Super Thread- Merged.A combatant is still a combatant even when carrying neither weapon nor ammo. A warship is full of weapons even when it has no ammo. A...
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McG replied to the thread Trump administration 2024-2028.This won’t make people angry...
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McG replied to the thread Trump administration 2024-2028.Maybe this?
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McG replied to the thread Iran Super Thread- Merged.Yes, thank you. You have successfully defended the point that I conceded, though in the process side-stepping the question about what...
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McG replied to the thread Trump administration 2024-2028.True
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McG replied to the thread Iran Super Thread- Merged.So your thoughts on all those COIN era strike video feeds from predator, apache, and AC-130 gunship is that all those were...
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McG replied to the thread Iran Super Thread- Merged.So? I acknowledged surrendering the warship was an option open to the captain. That doesn't change the circumstances of the first ship...
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McG replied to the thread Iran Super Thread- Merged.If a ship wants to surrender itself to a neutral nation, I suppose that is up to the ship's captain. What would be the RCN policy on...
