Thread: Should the public stay out of military affairs?

I personally believe that once a war is start it should be left to the generals and the officers under them to wage. In the vietnam war, as soon as the public got involved we started, not to lose but to stop winning. We never lost a battle and with time we would've won but we pulled out. A similar thing is going on now.
The general public and most of our leaders do not know how to win a war. The government is more worried about offending people than they are about winning. If we do not win we look weak. As a country that makes us look like a pretty damn good target for anyone with a vendetta against us.
In short i think we need to get the general populous out of this war and leave it to the people who know what they are doing.

No can do. We have a "citizens" army and the army answers to the "citizens". Do you know why?

**** no...... No..... We will just keep on being dupped into pointless stupid ass ****ing wars.

I think civilians should have a say. No, they shouldn’t get into the weeds with regards to tactics, but for big picture stuff, you bet. If we are going to kill in their name then they should get a say. You can’t always just let the military do its thing until it wins. Sometimes it turns out that winning isn’t worth it.

Absolutely the military should be under civilian command. Otherwise we no longer have Democracy, we have a military dictatorship.

"The basic problems facing the world today are not susceptible to a military solution." -John F. Kennedy

If we are talking about a random selection of the general public we can assume that they don't know whether they are Arthur or Martha. In other words, they are not too bright.Therefore, they should keep well out of any affairs they can't comprehend.


The less the mob can participate in war decisions...the better it is for the country!

And thanks God, that to a big extend, they can not ... whew

Originally Posted by Mya

If we are talking about a random selection of the general public we can assume that they don't know whether they are Arthur or Martha. In other words, they are not too bright.Therefore, they should keep well out of any affairs they can't comprehend.


The less the mob can participate in war decisions...the better it is for the country!

And thanks God, that to a big extend, they can not ... whew

Well that would certainly rule out Michelle Bachmann and a few others. How do you propose we stop them from voting and strip away their free speech?

Originally Posted by Catawba

Well that would certainly rule out Michelle Bachmann and a few others. How do you propose we stop them from voting and strip away their free speech?

Stupid opinion? or Free speech?

I give up LOL

Originally Posted by Mya

Stupid opinion? or Free speech?

I give up LOL

What may seem a stupid opinion to one may be insightful to another, how will it be decided who gets to vote and have freedom of speech, and who doesn't?