07-10-2016, 02:53 PM
(07-10-2016, 01:51 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: Most politicians don't have any skin in the game when they send the military off to use lethal force. In a stand off like this in Dallas, the person responsible for sending in an assault force likewise isn't personally involved with the use of lethal force. Same applies to a lot of military commanders making decisions from a tactical control center.
I get this, and I guess my thought process originates from the idea that having to put personnel in harms way makes the decision making more calculated, more careful. By sending in something without any humanity then there is no reason for any hesitation with regards to lethal force. It becomes the easy way out.
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
