(12-11-2016, 02:45 PM)Warren Dew Wrote: ...Speak for yourself, please. As an actual conservative, it looks from my side like it's the progressives who think it's a matter of will and brute force, and indeed, you're the one who wants to talk in those terms. Conservatives understand a lot more of the nuances of different missions, the force levels needed to achieve them, and how they fit together into a geopolitical strategy. Policing and pacification for the benefit of the locals is a very different mission from simply invading to remove an evil dictator and then leaving the locals to fend for themselves....You got a lot correct, e.g., strategy and tactics are situational with the objective being penultimate.
However, suggesting "Conservatives understand a lot more of the nuances..." is clear indication that you were in a coma from 2000-2008. I'm sure that's still taking time to recover from. Hang in there.