I hear that. Damned Milanese always turn on me eventually!Artemis923 said:Playing Total War has shown me the truths of that statement.gh0ti said:"War is a cowardly escape from the problems of peace"
- Thomas Mann
And killing followers of an ideology is impossible because...?Assassinator said:You can't eradicate a way of thinking. That's what the 'war against terror' is, not against an army, but against an ideology. As long as there are followers of that ideology, the 'war' won't be over.Dele said:How bout killing all of them?nikomas1 said:You can never *Win* a war on terrorists, it can't be dome, the only way to win that is to convince the terrorists that they are wrong, and that will never happen.
Okay, maybe not "pointless", but any good they are trying to do, is gone about completely the wrong way. Probably not the bast likeness I could have made there, but that's still how I feel about it.Spyalt said:I wouldn't say the war on drugs is pointless. And yes I was trying to channel Bush back there.Frizzle said:Who do you think you are, the American government?!Spyalt said:Exactly we all need a good war.bernthalbob616 said:Yeah, let's just have a war for the sake of it. *sarcasm*
War on terror = the war on drugs. Both pointless and with no real target. I do wish tax money was put to better use *coughpayingteacherscough*
No thanks. I don't justify myself to low brows.clicketycrack said:Well excuuuuuuuuuse me mr.smartypants. If your such a genious at history and economics then why don't you explain to me what you meanSpyalt said:Great display of ignorance there.clicketycrack said:I hope to God that it isn't because I'd prabably be drafted, but then again it might get us out of this economic slump.
Sorry if I find it odd that the person who claims to be the more intelligent person in this argument pretty much thinks he can win it by going NO cause yer dum TEHEHEHEHESpyalt said:No thanks. I don't justify myself to low brows.clicketycrack said:Well excuuuuuuuuuse me mr.smartypants. If your such a genious at history and economics then why don't you explain to me what you meanSpyalt said:Great display of ignorance there.clicketycrack said:I hope to God that it isn't because I'd prabably be drafted, but then again it might get us out of this economic slump.
As I sad, killing the followers won't stop the ideology, it even creates more followers because of martyrdom.Dele said:And killing followers of an ideology is impossible because...?Assassinator said:You can't eradicate a way of thinking. That's what the 'war against terror' is, not against an army, but against an ideology. As long as there are followers of that ideology, the 'war' won't be over.Dele said:How bout killing all of them?nikomas1 said:You can never *Win* a war on terrorists, it can't be dome, the only way to win that is to convince the terrorists that they are wrong, and that will never happen.