"JimmyMac" <jimmymac_4@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> On Apr 14, 7:49 pm, "Edward Dolan" <edo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
[...]
>> Very few military are ever on or near the front lines (war zone). But
the
>> entire ethos of being in the military is different in war time than
peace
>> time.
>
> The front lines is a concept antiquated by today's modern military
> weaponry . No one is safe in a war-zone precisely because of the far
> reaches of long distance smart weapons. Consequently ,WAR-TIME and
> WAR-ZONE military service is distinctly different. War-time service
> stateside is as far different than war-time service in a war-zone.
> Having personally experience both during the Vetnam War, I know of
> what I speak (write).
Wars are not what they used to be. I prefer the 18th century way when only
soldiers were at risk.
The US does not wantonly target civilians (except during WWII) whereas our
enemies mostly do. We must always distinguish between collateral damage
and
purposeful damage.
However, what I am saying is that during wartime, the military ethos is
changed. The focus is on the war, not on standing inspections and cleaning
the barracks. See the movie "Apocalypse Now" in order to get some clues.
[...]
Regards,
Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota
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