[extropy-chat] 70% oppose resumption of military conscription

[Dirk Bruere]

Mike Lorrey wrote:

>--- Dirk Bruere <dirk at neopax.com> wrote:
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>>Mike Lorrey wrote:
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>>>Bull. Britain used very heavy and heinous counterinsurgency tactics
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>>>a par with Chile, Peru, etc. that included assasinations, torture,
>>>kidnappings. The IRA also wore out public support with too extreme
>>>atrocities.
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>>Not so. Those tactics, including internement without trial, were used
>>in the 1970s and found to be counterproductive. Now the US is
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>learning
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>>the same lessons.
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>Ah, so what you are saying is that the British governments SURRENDER
>was what won the war? That sounds so incredibly....... French.
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Let's see now...
The IRA fought for a united Ireland.
They don't have one, or the promise of one, but have given up 'the armed 
struggle'.
Sounds like victory for Britain to me.
But then, with Rambo et al I expect you Americans think victory looks 
like Vietnam.

-- 
Dirk

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