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I see the self-proclaimed know-it-all elitists are out in force. You know, the ones with overripe melons who would rather ad-hominem snipe

I see you can very nearly spell "ad hominem", but the underlying meaning of the term is apparently still not quite within your grasp.

than present serious counterarguments

Serious counterarguments are wasted unless there was a serious argument presented in the first place. I do not count "flatten the place," or "create a glass parking lot" as serious arguments, but rather impulsive and poorly considered reactions to uncertain news reports.

or realistic proposals.

There is no requirement to provide serious proposals in response to silly and bloodthirsty rants.

The ones that remind me of Ted Kennedy - you know what they are against, but they never seem to get to explaining what they are FOR.

One thing I'm "FOR" is to not promote stupid and counterproductive ideas. Experience has amply demonstrated that the people who shout loudest about MOABS, nukes, and carpet-bombing, are the least likely to respond rationally to "realistic proposals." Why waste time on them?

"One thing I'm "FOR" is to not promote stupid and counterproductive ideas. Experience has amply demonstrated that the people who shout loudest about MOABS, nukes, and carpet-bombing, are the least likely to respond rationally to "realistic proposals." Why waste time on them?"

I challenge you to find one post where I have said such a thing.

On the other hand, "I see the FR Keyboard General Staff is back at it today" IS an ad-hominem, as if anyone who expresses an opinion is but a moronic keyboard warrior.

Lets be clear. You didn't specify what type of post you were referring to. My apology for misunderstanding you... but it could have been avoided if you had been more specific.

And for the record, I think the US armed forces are going about this counterinsurgency in precisely the right manner - I've heard it described as steel fist, velvet glove.

It's also been said that war is but politics by other means. The key is achieving our objective at minimal cost, but our eye always has to be on the objective. This is not a total war as was WWII, it's a classic counterinsurgency effort, something our top brass knows a lot about.