Is the War Nerd slacking off?

[Ecthy]

I was born in 1965. Nam was over before I got my first pubes. I'd've gone. I'm not saying I'd've been a good soldier. I'd've sucked -- but I'd've gone. And died. It probably sounds like bragging but it's not. I know how I'd've died, some dumb way like stepping on a mine. Entrails dragging in a rice paddy. All the cool dudes in the squad laughing at me, listening to Hendrix, passing around a joint while I bled out. But I wouldn't've spent the war hiding out at Loyola Maryland.

That's the worst part: Maryland! The stupid **** didn't even have the sense to buy a van and head for SF and the hippie chicks like the smart draftdodgers all did. He spent the sixties studying accounting. So he's not just chicken****, he's stupid.

[Dis]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
War Nerd's attack on Tom Clancy was awesome.

http://www.exile.ru/2002-May-16/war_nerd.html

yeah I read that. pretty cool.

[Sirotnikov]

Re: Re: Is the War Nerd slacking off?

Originally posted by KrazyHorse


The war nerd is awesome

he usually is, though i don't frequent the column anymore.

[Saras]

I rss him, no need to actually go there. Other areas of exile are filthy.

[Pekka]

True dat! War Nerd has always gotten my attention. There's maybe 3 writers on the internet who do that, having a column or a blog. He is one of the three

WNFTW!!!

[Chemical Ollie]

Great sarcasm!

hey, can they call it a pentagon now when it's only got four sides? --- the Quadragon!

And there's none of the patriotic crap you'd expect from a guy like him either

[Tattila the Hun]

Re: Is the War Nerd slacking off?

Originally posted by Ecthy

http://www.exile.ru/archive/by_author/gary_brecher.html

No new column in 4 weeks.

Do YOU ever read the war nerd? Admit it, you LOVE war, war is cool!

I love var.

[VetLegion]

Originally posted by Saras
I rss him, no need to actually go there. Other areas of exile are filthy.

Of all people here I'd expect you to dig Exile. They bash Russia all the time.

[Saras]

They bash the Baltics even worse:

http://www.exile.ru/2007-May-18/burn_baltics_burn.html

[VetLegion]

But do they have any flaws?

[Ecthy]

http://www.exile.ru/2002-December-11/war_nerd.html

The US surface navy outdated?

[Dis]

I made a war is cool thread a few years ago. Ming deleted it.

[Dis]

Originally posted by Ecthy

http://www.exile.ru/2002-December-11/war_nerd.html

The US surface navy outdated?

he's probably right about the carriers. AEGIS is good (on the cruisers protecting the carrier), but still can only handle so many targets.

The navy is outdated and still equipped to handle wars like ww2. it needs to be smaller, faster, and stealthier.

[Chemical Ollie]

I've read lot from the War Nerd in recent days. Actually, the guy's a genius. He holds exactly the same views that I've tried to explain on Apolyton for the about 4.5 years. Too bad no one bothered to listen to either him nor me, because that would have made the world a much better place. **** you all...

And this summary of recent events, things I've been saying on Apolyton for 4 years, but no one gave a ****:

1. Most wars are asymmetrical / irregular.

2. In these wars, the guerrillas / irregulars / insurgents do NOT aim for military victory.

3. You can NOT defeat these groups by killing lots of their members.

In fact, they want you to do that.

4. Hi-tech weaponry is mostly useless in these wars.

5. "Hearts and Minds," meaning propaganda and morale, are more important than military superiority.

6. Most people are not rational, they are TRIBAL: "my gang yay, your gang boo!" It really is that simple. The rest is cosmetics.

[Chemical Ollie]

He has an excellent BS detector. Here is one example:

When I was growing up, my teachers tried to make the Sioux into saints and the Seventh Cav into murderers. I had to read that Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee book in high school, and if my teacher had heard me even hint that it wasn't a good vs. evil story, she'd have expelled me on the spot. Everybody had a great time crying for the poor Indians -- but I noticed nobody said anything about giving them California back.

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