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tw · 12-09-2012, 01:14 AM

And so we had to burn the village to save it. How many forgot that lesson?

Once support of the local population is lost, then basic military concepts state, quite clearly, that the war is lost. Completely irrelevant are the number of casualties on either side. Only relevant is who controls the land after all warfare has ended. Once war happens, soldiers lives become secondary to the strategic objective. You may not like it. But in war, your emotions are irrelevant. Only the strategic objective is relevant.

12-09-2012, 01:14 AM	#3
tw Read? I only know how to write. Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 11,933	And so we had to burn the village to save it. How many forgot that lesson? Once support of the local population is lost, then basic military concepts state, quite clearly, that the war is lost. Completely irrelevant are the number of casualties on either side. Only relevant is who controls the land after all warfare has ended. Once war happens, soldiers lives become secondary to the strategic objective. You may not like it. But in war, your emotions are irrelevant. Only the strategic objective is relevant.