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January 22nd, 2007
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| Optio | Post; Honor In War.Is it just me that think there is no honor in modern War, exept Man to Man, Bayonet To Bayonet. |
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January 22nd, 2007
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| Nuclear Duck Hunter  | I don't think there ever has been, at least not in the history of war that I've studied. The object is to kill folks and break their stuff. It's pretty hard to come up with a way to do that with honor.
__________________ “War is an ugly thing but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feelings which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.” —John Stuart Mill |
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January 23rd, 2007
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| Tribuni Angusticlavii | "For a wounded man shall say to his assailant, 'If I live I will kill you, if I die you are forgiven,' such is the rule of honor."
__________________ "It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it." - George Washington |
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January 23rd, 2007
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| Fridgeraider (Instructor) | There's only honor in romanticized stories. The closest thing to honor now is minimizing civilian casualties on their side. Basically not deciding to eradicate their kind like in the old days.
__________________ Sergeant 13th Redneck (RET) Republic of Korea Marine Corps TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSTITUTED  Next time you travel http://www.epictrip.com |
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January 23rd, 2007
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| Milforum's Bouncer | ^^^ What he said. Honor is just the excuse losing sides use to explain why they had their arse handed to them by the opponent... "I would have won but he didn't fight fair"... "They don't play by the rules"... "I want my cookies"...
__________________ "The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental." - John Steinbeck |
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January 27th, 2007
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| Immunes  | But when your the victor you can make up your own rules =P |
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January 27th, 2007
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| Centurion | Quote:
Or my favorite, "All is fair in love and war." Sometimes, honor gets you killed in the battlefield. All that matters is achieving the objective/completing the mission (i.e. winning). | |
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January 27th, 2007
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| Tribuni Angusticlavii | I've seen a lot of honor through my several deployments.
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January 27th, 2007
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| Primus Pilus | Real honor's preserved by the individual soldier.
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January 28th, 2007
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| Centurion | Quote:
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