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This story is absolutely bonkers. If the wikipedia page is true, this paints a very ridiculous state of US high brass. I refuse to believe that a major milita
by enriquto 5y ago
This story is absolutely bonkers. If the wikipedia page is true, this paints a very ridiculous state of US high brass. I refuse to believe that a major military nation may engage in such petty stupidity. Thus my conclusion is that the whole summary of the events is carefully crafted to misled future enemies of their true capabilities.
- kevmo 5y agoPowerful countries have done dumb stuff all throughout history. It's one reason why empires don't last. Burying your head in the sand only makes you part of the problem.
- enriquto 5y ago> makes you part of the problem. Fortunately for everybody, I have no influence on any military nor political force anywhere. Or any relevant responsibility for that matter. The world is safe from my wrong opinions.
- newsclues 5y agoNever underestimate the incompetence of senior leadership.
- corty 5y agoExercises are different. When you don't have to fear death for you or your troops, you don't act the same I guess. I think the blue team would have thought twice about letting their ego run the show if the red team had used life ammo.
- daveevad 5y ago> Thus my conclusion is that the whole summary of the events is carefully crafted to misled future enemies of their true capabilities. Thus you have discounted the strategy that disclosing exactly what happened misleads future enemies the most.
- walshemj 5y agoThe US "Mark 14 torpedo" was far far worse
- bbarn 5y ago"never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity"