The reason for pointless wars

[Kasz216]

mchaza said:

Kasz216 said:

No offense... but that's just stupid.

 

You are going to learn WAY more from war games then you are fighting a horrible opponent like the Iraqi or Afghanistan or Libya.

 

I mean, what are soldiers really learning?   Nothing, because the competition is way too low.

 

I mean, is a proffesional sports team going to learn more by scrimmaging against itself or by playing the local highschool team?

That's what War Games are for.

When in an controlled environment vsing each other you run into the problems of: both sides knowing what to do and men taking risks because there is no consequences ontop of not trying the fullest because there life is not on the line. 

So, fighting an opponent that doesn't know what he's doing, and poses you almost no threat at all is going to be better?

Here's a fun fact.  You know what's been the biggest killer of soldiers during the Iraq/Afghanistan war?

Accidents.  So your life very much is at stake at every point of your training.  Most soldiers i'd imagine are aware and tkae that seriously.

If you are a soldier you are more likely to die in your regular duties then you are dieing at the enemies hands.

And those few that do face harsh life or death situations... that's not a breeding ground for being "battle hardened".  It's a breeding ground for PTSD.