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Originally Posted by Bulgaroctonus
Sir,
Do you think that I am too young to imagine a nuclear holocaust? Do you think I consider nuclear affairs idly? We have both thought about nuclear war. I believe most people on Earth have. I think about the nuclear annihilation of my body and geographical area every day. Fortunately, my psychological mechanisms allow me to get off the subject for a good part of the day, but it is always lurking.
It is true that I do not have the same military experience as you, but that does not mean I am ignorant of the implications of nuclear war. Military officials do not have a monopoly on nuclear anxiety.
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Get back to me when you have smelled dead bodies rotting in the sun for a week.
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Originally Posted by Bulgaroctonus
Sir,
I want cut off your attempt to discredit my argument right now. I sense that you might be trying to prove my points false only based on my inexperience. This is dissappointing, not only because you have done it so many times, but because it is misplaced in this case.
I have been very careful in my comments about nuclear weapons. I have not espoused unrestricted or foolish use of them. I have, instead, argued for their rational and strategic use against enemies of the United States. My comments about the use of atomic bombs over Nagasaki and Hiroshima are by no means radical.
Never in my posts have I been attempting to impersonate or falsely construe an atmosphere of military experience. My comments have been general and non-technical. In fact, I stated in my post to Swift Sword that I do not have military or strategic training. You know this, so if you want to keep on pointing to my inexperience, I will have to grudgingly endure it. At the same time, I ask you to answer my actual arguments, not answer your preconceived notions of my age group.
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You're speaking of military matters which requires military expertise to which you have absolutely none. Don't try for one second to tell me you know what war is like. You don't. I don't care what you've read, what you've seen on TV, what you've imagined. You don't know war. Don't insult us who've seen war.
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Originally Posted by Bulgaroctonus
Anyway, what I meant was that your comments about 'burning babies' are important philosophically and ethically, but not in a strict military sense. For example, the death toll of infants did not effect the placement of the bombs or the aerial strategy of the United States.
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It DOES deal greatly with the sense and strategy of the United States. I've sworn the Queen's Oath. Your countrymen has sworn to defend the Consitution of the United States. We are all above all else Men of Honour who will NEVER render meaningless nor allow to be render meanlingless the Honour of our countries and flags. We will NEVER shame nor willingly allow our countries to be shame. Sometimes, that cannot be helped in an effort to pursue victory but do not for one second believe that will the Honour of our countries come to harm simply because of military expidence.
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Originally Posted by Bulgaroctonus
The death of infants was an unfortunate but necessary consequence of the business of war.
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The business of war. That's a good one. That's a load of horse manure. War is war.
Know what, little boy and that is what you are, a little boy. I ain't going to get it through your head that war is a damned ugly thing and nukes are ugliest of the ugliest than anything you can imagined. You ain't got the points of reference. You haven't puke your guts out from sight alone of dead and dying bodies. You haven't seen what I've seen. You haven't lost friends because you've screwed up. You don't have my nightmares. Don't pretend you do. You don't.
This discussion ends.