- Reaction score
- 0
- Points
- 210
Breaking the rules of engagement for the sake of taking out a nice target is not going to inspire trust in our troops, even if every one of those attendees was a die-hard killer who eats babies. And that is even assuming that they knew who each person was...
Do you really want to become the same as the enemy that you are helping the people of Afghanistan escape from? Do you think that they will support our forces with intelligence and aid if we show the same disregard for their persons, their beliefs and our own rules? We ask them to help us to rid themselves of the Taliban out of a moral high ground. A moral high ground that we have some claim to strictly because we are not willing to debase ourselves for the sake of an easy victory.
We consider the civilian cost before choosing a target. We consider the values of the country and its people. The moment that we don't, what right do we have to be there?
Do you really want to become the same as the enemy that you are helping the people of Afghanistan escape from? Do you think that they will support our forces with intelligence and aid if we show the same disregard for their persons, their beliefs and our own rules? We ask them to help us to rid themselves of the Taliban out of a moral high ground. A moral high ground that we have some claim to strictly because we are not willing to debase ourselves for the sake of an easy victory.
We consider the civilian cost before choosing a target. We consider the values of the country and its people. The moment that we don't, what right do we have to be there?