----- Original Message ----- From: "D. Glenn Arthur Jr."
Subject: OT OT OT -- Re: Definitions WAS Re: London Bombing update
A soldier attacks the enemy and the enemy's resources in an attempt to destroy said enemy or force him to withdraw. Violence is directed at accomplishing a goal.
We like to dress our people up in uniforms, give them virtually unstoppable killing force and nearly impenetrable defensive force, and say here is your enemy, attack this if you dare.
Softer targets make for more effective targets.
Bombing a city to remove its production from the enemy's supply chain and to cripple the enemy's economy is ... well, morally questionable at best, and definitely _ugly_, but at least recognized as a part of war.
Ask the citizens of Baghdad, the ones who weren't collateral damage anyway, and ask them if they think a shock and awe strategy is legitimate or terrorism.
William Robb
