Ants and Bees, Oh My

Posted by Marcus G. Daniels on Jul 09, 2007; 6:28pm
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/Ants-and-Bees-Oh-My-tp524187p524188.html

Jack Stafurik wrote:
> Basic training in almost all armies is deliberately designed to stress the
> recruit/draftee physically and emotionally to break down previous
> commitments to family and friends, and instill commitment to his new unit.
>  
Given that it is possible to put arbitrarily large ordinance at precise
locations, if a military planner doesn't have a clear idea what those
locations are, then it seems to me they either have inadequate
intelligence to proceed or they are planning to control a large
percentage of a society.  In the latter case, surely they will be drawn
into something that can't be won without huge investments and/or massive
loss of life.    In this day and age why not retask the Army, Marines,
etc. to be an international police force?