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Okay, certainly I over-generalized, and this was not fair of me to do. When I read news reports like this, I get angry, and that obviously came out in my post.
>> I wonder what you base this assessment of "enough soldiers" on.
I obviously haven't taken a comprehensive survey, or done a study. I was posting MY obvservations based on things I've heard soldiers say. I didn't claim to be an expert on the psychology of Canadian soldiers, but merely offered MY observation as a Canadian Soldier who works with other Canadian Soldiers.
>> I would say that if we cannot produce troops who can fight, and win
Of course. Nowhere did I advocate producing wimpy soldiers who aren't prepared to fight. But I FIRMLY believe that as soldiers we should realise that killing is a serious thing, and it should be taken seriously. Nobody should encourage troops that it would be "fun" to pull a trigger and put a bullet in another man. We should teach our troops how to do this, and perhaps teach them how to do it without being affected by remorse over it during combat, but we should NOT teach them that it is FUN. This "killing is a party" attitude is dangerous and should be discouraged.
>> What utter sanctimonious moralizing tripe.
Call it whatever you want. I think soldiers should be professional about their profession.
>> Killing and destroying, while not the only outcomes of our actions, are inseparable from our role
During wartime in combat, yes. During peace-support operations, hopefully NOT. My main point is that I would discourage soldiers from hoping for an opportunity to kill and destroy because they think it is fun. It's a responsibility, and we must be trained, prepared and equipped to do it. But a soldier who hopes for a war because he thinks it'd be cool and fun, is a dangerous person, in my mind.
Cheers.
>> I wonder what you base this assessment of "enough soldiers" on.
I obviously haven't taken a comprehensive survey, or done a study. I was posting MY obvservations based on things I've heard soldiers say. I didn't claim to be an expert on the psychology of Canadian soldiers, but merely offered MY observation as a Canadian Soldier who works with other Canadian Soldiers.
>> I would say that if we cannot produce troops who can fight, and win
Of course. Nowhere did I advocate producing wimpy soldiers who aren't prepared to fight. But I FIRMLY believe that as soldiers we should realise that killing is a serious thing, and it should be taken seriously. Nobody should encourage troops that it would be "fun" to pull a trigger and put a bullet in another man. We should teach our troops how to do this, and perhaps teach them how to do it without being affected by remorse over it during combat, but we should NOT teach them that it is FUN. This "killing is a party" attitude is dangerous and should be discouraged.
>> What utter sanctimonious moralizing tripe.
Call it whatever you want. I think soldiers should be professional about their profession.
>> Killing and destroying, while not the only outcomes of our actions, are inseparable from our role
During wartime in combat, yes. During peace-support operations, hopefully NOT. My main point is that I would discourage soldiers from hoping for an opportunity to kill and destroy because they think it is fun. It's a responsibility, and we must be trained, prepared and equipped to do it. But a soldier who hopes for a war because he thinks it'd be cool and fun, is a dangerous person, in my mind.
Cheers.