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Sheepshank

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20. Yup why not go back to civil war maneuvers...no need to change anything, use the old ways!

Wed Feb 1, 2012, 03:24 PM

Feb 2012

Line up the warriors/soldiers, one row kneeling, one row standing. They should wait until the enemy is close enough to see the whites of their eyes, and just shoot..... without taking any namby pamby cover. Let 'em all fall like flies. That's how non-cowards wage a war. Better still lets forget about firearms and projectiles...the real men would use swords,clubs, spears and maces and engage in hand to hand combat. Of course human casualty would be immense, and the need to conscript boys would come into effect...but there would be no cowards tolerated (do I need the sarcasm smilie?)

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With Its Deadly Drones, the US is Fighting a Coward's War [View all] xchrom Feb 2012 OP

When you can kill innocent civilians in the middle east while rustydog Feb 2012 #1

So war itself isn't the issue surfdog Feb 2012 #2

i think the whole development -- and useage of the drones presents issues xchrom Feb 2012 #3

Yeah, too effortlessly. Life Long Dem Feb 2012 #13

Yup why not go back to civil war maneuvers...no need to change anything, use the old ways! Sheepshank Feb 2012 #20

Nuremburg: following orders is not a defense against war crimes like murder by drone nt msongs Feb 2012 #4

So invade already,it's much more braver. Swede Feb 2012 #5

The premise of this piece is illogical Zebedeo Feb 2012 #6

Drones are the future of air warfare. Johnny Rico Feb 2012 #11

that word is in the headline, but it's not the premise of the article Enrique Feb 2012 #16

It's equally cowardly to send our troops to fight a war for profit Capitalocracy Feb 2012 #7

Uh oh gratuitous Feb 2012 #8

I don't think I would use .. 99Forever Feb 2012 #9

I wish we'd go back to swords. Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #10

What crap Lurks Often Feb 2012 #12

Agreed, and it's been a long while since "they" were at any risk Spike89 Feb 2012 #19

Wars are not like a grade school playground. Playing "fair" is not expected. nt hack89 Feb 2012 #14

It's been a cowards "war" from the start raouldukelives Feb 2012 #15

rec, thanks for posting Enrique Feb 2012 #17

+1 xchrom Feb 2012 #18

this same argument dates back to the long bow Motown_Johnny Feb 2012 #21

Better a live coward unionworks Feb 2012 #22