Terrorist (namely muslim) cowards

[Sniper]

Oscar, just curious....

Since when did politics and polititions dictate fighting trategies that everyone abides by? The days of standing in lines and shooting each other are long gone.

As SARGE and I and others were trained, you adapt and improvise. Never become predictable. No amount of politics are going to dictate the way you behave and act when the shit hits the fan. And thats on both sides

[98tls]

And the Germans did deliberately target the east end of London.

Matters not really but its been well documented that the first supposed bombing of civilians in London was a German crew that got lost trying to find there intended target and just let them go before turning for home.

[Oscar]

I think you will find that that was a case of tit for tat, Luckily for Kiwis they did not experience the Luftwaffe's bombing of major cities like London, Manchester, Liverpool. That's what gave the RAF and the USAF the moral right to reply in kind, try telling me that the Luftwaffe were not targeting innocent civilians and I will laugh in your face.

This went way beyond tit for tat.
You may recall the recent fuss about putting up a statue of Bomber Harris.
Bomber Command had a policy of "Area Bombing" urban areas. The stated aim was to shorten the war by breaking civilian morale. To make it even worse cities with no strategic targets like Cologne attracted refugees.

A similar tactic was used by the US on Japan.

[Oscar]

Oscar, just curious....

Since when did politics and polititions dictate fighting trategies that everyone abides by? The days of standing in lines and shooting each other are long gone.

As SARGE and I and others were trained, you adapt and improvise. Never become predictable. No amount of politics are going to dictate the way you behave and act when the shit hits the fan. And thats on both sides

You're joking, right?

Politicians have always interfered in war, both strategically and tactically (the Geneva Convention is a classic example).

Do you think the US Military came up with the tactics used in Iraq?

Why do think the Coalition stopped short of Baghdad in Gulf War 1?

[eliot-ness]

This went way beyond tit for tat.
To make it even worse cities with no strategic targets like Cologne attracted refugees.

The bombing of Dresden was on the direct order of Churchill in retaliation for the bombing of Coventry, which was also a haven for refugees, mainly children from London.. Hitler made it plain from the start that civilians were to be a legitimate target and never varied from that decision.

[Oscar]

The bombing of Dresden was on the direct order of Churchill in retaliation for the bombing of Coventry, which was also a haven for refugees, mainly children from London.. Hitler made it plain from the start that civilians were to be a legitimate target and never varied from that decision.

So what was Dresden for?

[Sniper]

You're joking, right?

Politicians have always interfered in war, both strategically and tactically (the Geneva Convention is a classic example).

Do you think the US Military came up with the tactics used in Iraq?

Why do think the Coalition stopped short of Baghdad in Gulf War 1?

Nope, dead serious.

Ask any squad of soldiers or team of SF, and you tell me if they did the job exactly as they were told. Tactics are thought up all to often, in the end, its up to the men on the ground to do the job as they seem fit.

All well thought plans turn to shit once the bullets start flying.

[98tls]

I think you will find that that was a case of tit for tat, Luckily for Kiwis they did not experience the Luftwaffe's bombing of major cities like London, Manchester, Liverpool. That's what gave the RAF and the USAF the moral right to reply in kind, try telling me that the Luftwaffe were not targeting innocent civilians and I will laugh in your face.

What a load of shite,only a pom could compare London to what happened to Germanys cities,simple really do a search and compare casualties/missons/weight dropped.

[jrandom]

Y'all should really read this article: http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20081..._mumbai_attack

Them terr-rists aren't half as dumb as some think.

I wonder if we'll see the creation of the grand pan-Middle-Eastern Islamic state they dream of in our lifetimes?

Interesting times.

[Oscar]

I think you will find that that was a case of tit for tat, Luckily for Kiwis they did not experience the Luftwaffe's bombing of major cities like London, Manchester, Liverpool. That's what gave the RAF and the USAF the moral right to reply in kind, try telling me that the Luftwaffe were not targeting innocent civilians and I will laugh in your face.

The moral right?
Even if this were true, it was not a response in kind - in Cologne an estimated 45,000 people died in one night (estimates of England's civilian casualties for the whole war range up to 70,000).

[98tls]

The bombing of Dresden was on the direct order of Churchill in retaliation for the bombing of Coventry, which was also a haven for refugees, mainly children from London.. Hitler made it plain from the start that civilians were to be a legitimate target and never varied from that decision.

Maybe the fat fuck was trying desperately to make up the numbers remembering his first attempt at leadership, only he got confused,we remember them every year come poppy day.

[Scouse]

This went way beyond tit for tat.
You may recall the recent fuss about putting up a statue of Bomber Harris.
Bomber Command had a policy of "Area Bombing" urban areas. The stated aim was to shorten the war by breaking civilian morale. To make it even worse cities with no strategic targets like Cologne attracted refugees.

A similar tactic was used by the US on Japan.

Hahahahahahaha your full of shit. I grew up in Liverpool in the 60's and I still remember all the bombed out houses, there were that many that the goverment had to build prefabricated houses, in order to put a roof over the heads of famillys that came out of the bomb shelters to find that the nazi bombers had leveled whole estates of houses. Wanker get your facts right before you post crap.

[SPman]

Just the MPs I suppose...

Hmmm - sending MP's through a door at 250 mph!
Sounds good!

Can I watch...........

[Oscar]

Hahahahahahaha your full of shit. I grew up in Liverpool in the 60's and I still remember all the bombed out houses, there were that many that the goverment had to build prefabricated houses, in order to put a roof over the heads of famillys that came out of the bomb shelters to find that the nazi bombers had leveled whole estates of houses. Wanker get your facts right before you post crap.

Go troll your stinky bait somewhere else, idiot.

[Scouse]

What a load of shite,only a pom could compare London to what happened to Germanys cities,simple really do a search and compare casualties/missons/weight dropped.

What a load of shit, have you stopped to think that the reason for this might just be because of Britain's air defence, and that if it wasn't for the Spitfires and Hurricanes Adolph would have been showing different statistics.