07-11-2017, 02:11 PM
(07-11-2017, 11:02 AM)X_4AD_84 Wrote:(07-11-2017, 09:16 AM)Cynic Hero Wrote: JohnX the description I gave before of hypothetical conduct in the war on terror IS how we would have conducted military operations if the boomers hadn't been selfish and hadn't insisted on doubling down on their failed ideals even after 9/11. That is what would have happened had Xers and Millies been in their proper ranks and management positions relative to their age instead of being put in a state of arrested development by boombers who refused to retire and step down even after reaching the unspoken term-limits.
No it's not. The actual Xers and Millies who people our military are not barbaric monsters like you seem to be.
The war became unpopular later on because people realized that the government was insisting in forcing the troops to fight with one arm tied behind their backs. Recruitment slacked off dramatically after about 2004 or so when it became obvious that Bush and co, actually believed the nonsense of turning Iraq into a western democracy. This was actually referenced during the 2016 election by Trump when he asked "we could have at least taken their oil".
