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An interview with the War Experts

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Confused: So, how many dead enemy soldiers is a good thing?
Is there some kind of honor system
That I'm unaware of?
Would 300 dead Russian soldiers be OK?
200?
Don't you win a war by killing as many of the enemy as possible?
Or is there a sweet spot-number?
What constitutes a foul?
Or do the rules change as we go?


War expert: We'll get back to you on that.


C.: What if chemical weapons are used?


W.E.: A Time Out will be called. There will be an investigation and a cover-up. The perpetrator will be shamed.


C.: What if one side goes nuclear?


W.E.: We'll get back to you on that.


C.: How high tech can we go?


W.E: There is no limit there.


C.: Are robots OK?


W.E.: Absolutely not. Well, wait a second.
(Hey, Daddy, can we fight with robots?)


C.: How about satellites?


W.E.: No satellites except for intel.
No space weapons . . .


C.: (Ohhhhhhh K.) Are land mines OK?


W.E.: Anti-vehicle mines are OK.
Just not personnel.


C.: But there are personnel in the vehicles.


W.E.: As long as vehicles are the intended target, killing and maiming is tolerated.


C.: Is there a manual for dos and don'ts in war?


W.E.: Every country has its own dos and don'ts.


C.: Is it OK to attack a country with 200,000+ soldiers
If you call it a 'special military operation'
And the people you're attacking are Nazi sympathizers?


W.E.: If you are Russia. If you are America, they have to be terrorists or "bad guys". We have time for one more question.


C.: Can wars be resolved peacefully?


W.E.: Theoretically. We'll have to refer you to the Peace Experts.

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Gary Lindorff is a poet, writer, blogger and author of five nonfiction books, three collections of poetry, "Children to the Mountain", "The Last recurrent Dream" (Two Plum Press), "Conversations with Poetry (coauthored with Tom Cowan), and (more...)
 

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