nathanielandbartimaeus Marid
6 Jun 09 - 11:45
Damn it, i misread it completely.David Cat wrote:Um, that was actually a reference to the 'an hero' internet meme :Pnathanielandbartimaeus wrote:The Left isn't all that great. Yeah, I admire them for their firm adherence (atleast at the centre) to their ideology & they, as a party, have necessary qualities which are sorely lacking in the other parties, but like Post said, their party cadres are goons. They lynch their opponents, capture polling booths, terrorize people etc.wrote:They truly are an heroes.
Obviously, I didn't mean the army to use artillery on it's own people. Or use tanks or anything. You don't need all that to defeat the Naxalites. I just meant it ought to be fast, well-thought out offensive & not something that keeps the army in there for years. It wouldn't affect the common people much as the naxalites mainly hide in the jungles & come to the villages only in the night.wrote:...Sri Lanka used everything from tanks to massed artillery on its own people. If the LTTE had been smart and not tried to hold ground, they would be stronger than. A counter insurgency campaign calls for nothing heavier than AFVs and the occasional helicopter gunship.
Sent, did you vote in the European elections?
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