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I don't understand why people are calling these tactics "medieval". The same tactics were also widely used in XX century, e.g. in siege of Leningrad, during the
by burntoutfire 5y ago
I don't understand why people are calling these tactics "medieval". The same tactics were also widely used in XX century, e.g. in siege of Leningrad, during the pacification of Warsaw Uprising or in Jugoslavia war in 1990s. They're part of the "total war" package that is and always was on the table for leaders determined to win at all costs (or are just seeking revenge - let's not forget that the Alies burned hundreds of thousands of civilians to death during bombings near the end of WWII).
- hackerfromthefu 5y agoBecause apparently modern US warfare doctrine and smarter guided weapons causes less civilian casualties.
- gumby 5y agoIn the end so many targeted munitions are fired that the final result is the same as conventional bombardment.
- hackerfromthefu 5y agoNote the second word 'apparently' Editing to add below here as I can't seem to reply to your reply. I agree my wording wasn't clear, apologies. I meant apparently in the sense of that is what western media writes. I don't know enough about it personally to have an informed opinion of what the truth is.
- gumby 5y agoMy point is that I don’t believe it is at all apparent from the evidence of use over the past 25 years.
- wolverine876 5y agoI'm pretty certain that isn't close to true. Do you have any numbers? Look at the state of Afghan and Iraqi cities - do they look like Dresden?
- kingofpandora 5y agoMosul and Raqqa sure did.
- wolverine876 5y agoIIRC that was infantry and supporting fire, not a bombing campaign of precision-guided weapons. Still, an important point.
- burntoutfire 5y agoEven so, they should use term "XX century tactics" and not "medieval tactics" for describing what Russians do (which also acknowledges that XX century wasn't really any less barbaric than the rest of history). I understand the want to smear the opponent, but it doesn't do any good long-term to respond with falsehoods.