Collective defense, not self-defense only. That's what NATO's all about.
I assume we are pretty much able to defend our homeland against any conventional threat. Including drunk Russian FCO and maintainance spc..
Syria crisis: Russian missiles 'fell on Iran' - BBC News
Russian missiles crash in Iran: what we know - Vox
LOL..
Be it in the minds of a combat pilot, a soldier or a sailor; under no circumstance you can not violate the rules of engagement (ROE) given by the officers appointed over you. And it's one thing that's as important as pulling the trigger or getting your armor on which you have to bear in mind always, the ROE.
One simple question; have you served in the military? NO? That's why you don't know a jack about what actually ROE means to soldier neither the polite way to express it.
@jhungary I knew when the sh.it hits the fan we we're gonna have that type of a post..
Why you reply to that idiot in the first place
I only reply to (and sometime call in other) when they are funny, what he said was not funny, it's sad.
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Everybody know the quickest way to end a war is to bomb and kill civilian, the more you kill, the less support they can give, Rules of Engagement is only for show and fun, but in reality, none of the soldier, airmen and sailor follow them anyway, they will just shoot whatever they want, whenever they want, and to whomever they want.
Rules of Engagement is not set for the common good, because killing civilian will not leads to any kind of retribution, which may have included pushing the civilian to enemy population, clamp up the population hence no intel, damaging general area which would not hinder your own troop progress. Nor will killing civilian would drag down morale, as we all know, soldier from the west are all heartless monster anyway
Therefore it is the western military aim to and shoot at area like residential district, schools, religious gathering, and most of all Hospital, they are prime target for Western Force and yes, they are the primary target, not enemy training ground, barracks, defence structure and headquarter.
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lol, this is what they think....