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by nuf
Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:38 pm
Forum: Politics and Rhetoric
Topic: Well, about that winning hearts and minds thing in Astan
Replies: 61
Views: 27636

Re: Well, about that winning hearts and minds thing in Astan

Well in a "modern" war where the media has a bg part in securing the support of the public country/worldwide i think many people see it differently. Pictures like that go around the world in seconds. It´s not that stuff like that has never happened but that now everyone can see what actual...
by nuf
Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:25 am
Forum: Politics and Rhetoric
Topic: Well, about that winning hearts and minds thing in Astan
Replies: 61
Views: 27636

Re: Well, about that winning hearts and minds thing in Astan

The intention to show that video was not to show that a wounded was killed but to show what attitudes some of the kids have that are trusted to bring peace to that region. It makes it easier to understand while certain strategies are not working and why kids like that fuck it up for everyone and esp...
by nuf
Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:36 am
Forum: Politics and Rhetoric
Topic: Hey Nufo
Replies: 3
Views: 2921

Re: Hey Nufo

This is another test, isn´t it? :lol:

But i´ll answer it so you can have fun at my expense. I´m still stuck on 1. What happens now? :mrgreen:
by nuf
Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:34 am
Forum: Politics and Rhetoric
Topic: Well, about that winning hearts and minds thing in Astan
Replies: 61
Views: 27636

Re: Well, about that winning hearts and minds thing in Astan

You killed someone who invaded your home. Allright, it´s your right. The ordinary Afghan/Iraqi wants to defend his home. Do you see it as valid that he wants to do that? And no, i never stared down the muzzle of another mans gun. I was threatened (strange stuff) by three men in south korea of all pl...
by nuf
Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:26 am
Forum: Politics and Rhetoric
Topic: Well, about that winning hearts and minds thing in Astan
Replies: 61
Views: 27636

Re: Well, about that winning hearts and minds thing in Astan

[...]basically im not going to fault them for posing with bodies or even being a bit trigger happy[...] Holy crap, i´m at a loss of words here :shock: And just remember one thing its all good and proper to sit back here and chime in but we arent there looking at the situation as it appears [/quote]...
by nuf
Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:29 am
Forum: Politics and Rhetoric
Topic: Well, about that winning hearts and minds thing in Astan
Replies: 61
Views: 27636

Re: Well, about that winning hearts and minds thing in Astan

I found his attitude to be a bfd as well :mrgreen: Thats what you often get when you send kids to combat and in terms of Afghanistan thats what you often get get when you think you can implement a hearts and minds strategy through the military. The military is not meant to win hearts and minds. T Wh...
by nuf
Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:01 pm
Forum: Politics and Rhetoric
Topic: Wassup Biatches ?
Replies: 10
Views: 5568

Re: Wassup Biatches ?

Cheers soapy 8-)
by nuf
Tue Mar 29, 2011 4:02 pm
Forum: Politics and Rhetoric
Topic: Well, about that winning hearts and minds thing in Astan
Replies: 61
Views: 27636

Re: Well, about that winning hearts and minds thing in Astan

Whoah, so many heroes. Look at how awesome Iraq was. Makes one want to support are troopz.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ojs3tnYD5m8
by nuf
Tue Mar 29, 2011 3:52 pm
Forum: Politics and Rhetoric
Topic: Well, about that winning hearts and minds thing in Astan
Replies: 61
Views: 27636

Re: Well, about that winning hearts and minds thing in Astan

What does McChrystal say? In a stark assessment of shootings of locals by US troops at checkpoints in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal said in little-noticed comments last month that during his time as commander there, "We've shot an amazing number of people and killed a number and, to my k...
by nuf
Tue Mar 29, 2011 3:39 pm
Forum: Politics and Rhetoric
Topic: Well, about that winning hearts and minds thing in Astan
Replies: 61
Views: 27636

Well, about that winning hearts and minds thing in Astan

Those guys must have misread the memo. And people in the thread suggest that it´s a fairly common thing. I wonder what makes people become such cowards and dicks. Those idiots don´t even get how many deaths on all sides they caused and enemies they created. And they created them rightly. A bullet wo...