Re:Ask HN: Would you participate if there were a draft in yo...
by classicsnoot on Monday July 21, 2014 @12:10PM
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God i hope so. At least someone is winning on the intellectual team.
As i see it happening, if there was a land war it would be fast and devastating in a very pointed way. Arguably suicidal incursions into city centers by specops chaps and gung ho paramilitary types using drones and wire cutters and wearing all manor of different uniform or guise. Then it is the blitz. This advance must occur before and effective air assault can be made.
All this to say it would go from peace to war in a matter of minutes to hours depending on your position. I don't see the Army of the Union responding very well to that.
This is all off topic really though, because i am more interested on the perspective of life through the war. That is why i asked. My answer changes like the wind.
As i see it happening, if there was a land war it would be fast and devastating in a very pointed way. Arguably suicidal incursions into city centers by specops chaps and gung ho paramilitary types using drones and wire cutters and wearing all manor of different uniform or guise. Then it is the blitz. This advance must occur before and effective air assault can be made.
All this to say it would go from peace to war in a matter of minutes to hours depending on your position. I don't see the Army of the Union responding very well to that.
This is all off topic really though, because i am more interested on the perspective of life through the war. That is why i asked. My answer changes like the wind.
So, what would you do?