Comments for Shades of Vietnam? at http://www.dooferbook.com , comment 1 to 4 out of 4 comments http://www.dooferbook.com Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:46:00 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.dooferbook.com/my-blog/shades-of-vietnam.html#comment-669 They brought it up because the new 3-star in charge of the air war in Afghanistan wants a kinder, friendlier, 'non-kinetic' type war. I can't think of too many things as dumb as making low passes over the enemy with switches safe... - Webmaster Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:30:35 +0100 http://www.dooferbook.com/my-blog/shades-of-vietnam.html#comment-668 This started at least for me when major combat was declared complete in OIF in 2003. I went back to OIF in 2004. It's called a "show of force," and typically it would be in an urban environment. Collateral damage was a big issue especially when our guys on the ground could not pinpoint the point(s) of fire. Of course I wanted to drop bombs and kill the rat bastards but sometimes all our guys on the ground wanted was for the bad guys to stop shooting at them. Went it low, popped flares and the gomers would cease fire. Why are they bringing this up now? - Bob Baker Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:02:20 +0100 http://www.dooferbook.com/my-blog/shades-of-vietnam.html#comment-666 This tactic will end up getting guys killed - dry runs in war zone? WTFO? - Webmaster Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:49:58 +0100 http://www.dooferbook.com/my-blog/shades-of-vietnam.html#comment-665 This guy must be bucking for the J. McNamara award for wartime ineptness... With this type of "PC Leadership Style" no wonder he's a 3 star. Disgusting. Rock (The first person he gets killed with his kinder gentler war fighting style, should move him to the front of the firing squad line...) - Rock Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:31:44 +0100