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In reply to the discussion: I really can't comprehend armies fleeing. Ultimate cowardice. [View all]Codeine
(25,586 posts)35. Oh good grief.
Go ahead and tell us all about those times you've steadfastly faced down death, courageous in the face of overwhelming odds. 
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And what situations have you ever been in where this was even a question?
RedCappedBandit
May 2015
#92
Who are you and what makes you think I'm at all mystified by your behavior? nt
RedCappedBandit
May 2015
#115
Maybe those troops know their own leaders and their own situation better than you
Fumesucker
May 2015
#7
I agree it something I could never picture doing. My brother, sister and I were really close to our
StevieM
May 2015
#62
As a vet, this has got to be one of the more pompous statements I've seen on DU.
Katashi_itto
May 2015
#21
I recommend "Going After Cacciato" and "Catch 22". In the former, a soldier in combat dies
KingCharlemagne
May 2015
#48
Don't forget the heartless assholes who exploit them all for their own gain. nt
valerief
May 2015
#30
Well, see, it isn't like the old days, with POW camps. It's being caught and BEHEADED.
WinkyDink
May 2015
#25
Just because you're in an army doesn't necessarily give you a reason to fight and die.
hobbit709
May 2015
#26
I suspect the IP watches too many movies and has faced few, if any actual threats to life and limb
TheKentuckian
May 2015
#31
All I will further say on this is that people unwilling to defend themselves?
alphafemale
May 2015
#43
I agree. Actually, I think his big mistake was going to war against Russia in the first place.
DanTex
May 2015
#76
That's an interesting point. A good argument can be made that he should have first finished off
StevieM
May 2015
#80
It's a bit of a shame that actual historians mostly consider it unscholarly and unprofessional to
DanTex
May 2015
#88
To finish off Great Britain would have required an invasion Germany was incapable of performing.
Lurks Often
May 2015
#97
A big K&R for your post!! I really enjoyed reading about the historical situations you described.
StevieM
May 2015
#100
I doubt that there has ever been an army that did not retreat at some point or other.
jwirr
May 2015
#60
I'm gonna guess that after we devasted their country, ruined their infrastructure, and basically
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
May 2015
#71
if they're coming over the hill to take your head? you might shimmy your ass in the other direction
spanone
May 2015
#72
You don't think Washington, Grant or Eisenhower ever executed a strategic retreat?
Nye Bevan
May 2015
#91
The Iraqi Army has been a disgrace. I read 200 ISIS fighters drove them out of Ramadi.
Comrade Grumpy
May 2015
#95
If you think you think I give an ever loving fuck about your opinions.....
alphafemale
May 2015
#102
Now. How many attackers in this thread are also against Net Bullying or whatever you call it.
alphafemale
May 2015
#103