> At 11:49 AM -0600 11/26/03, Don M wrote:
Vs how our guys showed up with body armor, helmets and the forces they were
facing were also sufficiently armed to kill them as well?
Clothing appearance can really affect how the troops are perceived. Not all
situations require combat to resolve. The British, who have been keeping order
in an empire for centuries have this ingrained that sometimes you politely
talk, sometimes you blast the stuffing out of them. Knowing what foot to put
forward and how to step is key here. It's subtle, but it does seem to work for
them more often than not. On the times that it doesn't a Kevlar helmet isn't
going to make much of a difference
Ryan, your comment has merit but I still stand by my last statement.
essentially I meant that if you are 'policing' people who want peace then you
don't need the 'combat survival' look but often the 'peacekeepers' are imposed
between two (or more) groups who simply want 'the other guys' to stop
shooting. Pretty darn unfair to the 'peacekeepers', no matter whose country
they come from.
Real life, as you point out, isn't simple. And I concede that Cousin Jonathan
(us) sometimes has trouble reading the subtleties of the situation but
sometimes the only subtlety is 'Do we push the detonator now or later?"
Gracias, Glenn
Hx, SF, and Fx: 6 mm figures, Starships and 1:6K "Wet Navy" warships are my
main interest. But I have forces in 6 through 25 mm FWIW...
On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 16:16:51 -0500 Ryan M Gill <rmgill@mindspring.com>
writes:
> At 11:49 AM -0600 11/26/03, Don M wrote: