Well Paultard, you will have to just guess that because nothing I have said indicates that I think that. I have said that using armored vehicles to clear an enemy who won't surrender sure beats taking casualties.
I further suggest that (Contrary to what Ron Paul was going around spouting on TV) it is the right thing to do.
As a matter of fact, I will further stipulate that this lack of ability to kill westerners and earn 72 virgins caused the Iraqi forces to quit holding out in trenches, surrender immediately, and saved Iraqi lives (Although I admit Saddam promptly executed many of them when they were repatriated)
And the Republicans believe that no one should ever criticize anything the US Military does ever.
Believe me, I and most veterans I know have spent hours criticizing things the military have done wrong. Using A9 Ace armored bulldozers and tanks with plow attachments in combat are not among those things, nor is not halting an assault in the middle of an operation to accept the surrender of men who break while the unit they are part of is in battle. Some things you do not have the luxury to do.
I don’t have a strong opinion about it either way.
Yeah, that's why you spout the same drivel on thread after thread. Perhaps what you really mean is "I don’t have a strong defensible opinion about it either way."
What are you talking about?
I do not have a strong opinion either way on this issue.
I do think that any sort of thinking like “the US Military can never be wrong” is not something to really discuss. It’s not on message. It’s not conservative. It’s not part of the Limited Government Conservative message. I’m not saying it’s liberal, but it’s not really part of the left / right, liberal / conservative divide. And in Maine, and around the country, the tea partiers and the Ron Paul people are saying basically - less government. And in Maine, people were very specific about what government they do not want. All of the bits and pieces don’t always fit together nicely, but they do say, collectively, “this is the government we do not want”. And it doesn’t matter what anyone thinks about whether the US Military can ever do anything wrong. As long as everyone is focused on the goal (limited government), people can agree to disagree on questions of whether or not the US Military can ever do anything wrong.