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Originally Posted by Cdt Matteo Americans we're feared by their enemies, now they're constantly taunted. I still don't understand why are we treating these insurgents so darn well, I mean the geneva code doesn't apply to them (since they don't have a uniform) and they'll exicute us on live TV and drag us down the street in our underwear to get brutally mutulated. Seriously, wars aren't won like this, we need to get down and downright dirty with these people (insurgents).
With an attitude of too much sympathy, a weakining economy, and fat and lazy country hating americans, I feel it's coming. |
I think people are starting to believe their own hype, can you give examples of when America has been feared by its enemies?
Lets be a little realistic here:
WW2 - The Germans almost always counter attacked the American positions (Kasserine Pass, Ardennes, Normandy), fear didn't hold back Japan in 1941 either.
Korea - Knowing about American involvement did not stop the Russians sending pilots and the Chinese sending troops.
Vietnam - Well we all know how that turned out.
Lebanon - Same deal.
Somalia - Ditto.
Grenada - Even the Cubans fired back
Iraq - Still shooting.
Now this is not a commentary on US troops as in every case listed they performed their duties exceptionally well but it is a strong indicator that fear is not the first response when someone mentions America, if anything I would suggest that for the most part America has been under rated in most cases.