How quickly we forget.
It appears some people around here have a selective memory so long as it suits their belief system or agenda.
Operation Shock and Awe/Iraq
by MegaDude 23 Replies latest jw friends
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Yerusalyim
No need to remind me of that incident, I lost one friend, and saw another put out of the military with GROSS wounds in that incident.
By and large though, these weapons are VERY effective. There are accidents, that's an unfortunate fact of war. Yes, civilians will die, but they're dying anyhow. Saddam is a killer.
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Reborn2002
I am very sorry to hear that Yeru.
Normally you and I disagree on almost every topic (from Catholicism to politics) but when the loss of a friend or loved one is involved, all of that goes out the window.
By and large though, these weapons are VERY effective. There are accidents, that's an unfortunate fact of war. Yes, civilians will die, but they're dying anyhow. Saddam is a killer.
For once we agree.
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Navigator
Bigboi, Pleasuredome, & Saint Satan
There will no doubt be civilian casualties if "Shock and Awe" is used, especially since Saddam continues to use his civilian population as shields. But have you considered what the casualty rate would be if UN troops have to fight house to house through Bagdad? If the choice between civilian casualties and UN military casualties has to be made, I vote for the former. The whoe idea of Shock and Awe is to bring a quick end to the conflict and avoid the death toll that results from a prolonged conflict. The atomic bombs dropped on Japan probably saved countless Japanese lives that would have been lost had the U.S. been required to make a conventional invasion. Every effort is made to minimize civilian casualies, but it does happen. Smart bombs aren't perfect, but they do help minimize the collateral damage. Intelligence officers sometimes make mistakes in identifying targets, but on the whole do a pretty good job. War is stupid, unproductive, and wasteful. Unfortunately, sometimes there doesn't seem to be any other way.