[truth_seeker]

"The war on terror is being fought with the same rules and mindset as Vietnam and not WW2."

Watching cspan convinces me that our top generals and admirals spend most of their time before congressional committees, instead of plotting quick and decisive military victories.

I agree with bin Laden; that we are now in WWIII. Credit Bush for mentioning that, for I think we'll hear it again.

Inspite of all his detractors, FDR seemed aware it would come to all out war for the US, and he moved with that in mind.

But the public didn't favor our involvement until Pearl Harbor. Why we fail to recognize 9/11/2001 as the exact equivalent escapes me.

In our conduct of WWII we held to minimizing civilian deaths, EXCEPT where it held strategic value.

We firebombed Dresden and nuked Japan for "shock and awe." It worked in the latter; failed in the former.

Islam needs whackin pretty soon. Don't know the time or place, but they keep beggin and the time and place will make itself clear, imo.

It is a target rich environment. Our efforts to date should be read by reasonable foes that we will respond.

Another 9/11/2001 type attack might be the catalyst.

[TomasUSMC]

We firebombed Dresden and nuked Japan for "shock and awe." It worked in the latter; failed in the former

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Well.... Dresden and Tokyo both were firebombed and those bombings did not end the war. But, it might be that maybe the one bomb/one city/one mushroom visual, was more convincing.

All though to support your point, the first mushroom didn't do the job. Multiple vanishing cities, one after the other, in quick succession seems to be the winning ticket on this.

You know, it may sound hideous and brutal, but if ISLAM gets nukes, and Pakistan already has them..... well better them than us while we still have the upper hand. Sooner or later, every country will have nukes or something worse, when that day comes, can we aford to have a religion like Islam around?