tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340335897594941637.post8279274509197587994..comments2024-03-29T07:16:56.810+00:00Comments on Sean Linnane: UPDATE AFGHANISTAN: GEN STANLEY McCHRYSTALSTORMBRINGERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18405613458419510116noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340335897594941637.post-41550445324985779072009-06-23T13:30:54.728+01:002009-06-23T13:30:54.728+01:00How many people died in Dresden or Frankfurt as a ...How many people died in Dresden or Frankfurt as a result of allied bombing? How would WWII, the noble war against fascism, have been different if civilian casualties were verboten? It seems to me that American officers are burdened with two concerns, which must guide their decision making. Mission success. Care for one's men. McChrystal's addendum to the ROE satisfies neither. Is this, as I suspect, strictly political, or is it a heart and minds thing? Either it just burns my inordinately large arse. God bless America's warriors.BKillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10156206144440453510noreply@blogger.com