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I had precisely this argument with someone recently. Generally, I like to fully engage people like this who aren't committed, just parroting some feel-tough lines from the Neocons, because they can be flipped/saved. I was starting to lose patience though, also consciousness, so I short-circuited the argument by saying:
"Commanders on the ground are responsible for establishing force protection measures to ensure the safety of the troops. Are you suggesting the commanders are incompetent? That they can't protect their troops? That they need some civilian in Washington, DC to tell them how to fight?"
Yeah, it worked. Nah, I don't feel that bad about it. I'll try to save two more to make up for that one.
