Sheepdog Tip of the Day, During Combat tip 173
One former high-level North Vietnamese commander was asked to give his assessment of the tactics used by the forces the U.S. faced in Afghanistan and Iraq. He stated that our opponents erred greatly by using indiscriminate killings (mostly with suicide bombs and car bombs), and by attacking mainland America, two mistakes that North Vietnam sought always to avoid. Thus, atrocity can be a powerful tool. But it is also a wretched and hateful servant that must be kept on a very short leash lest it turn on its would-be masters and deny them even short-term benefits.
Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, On Killing
Sheepdog Tip of the Day services:
Follow SheepdogTip on Twitter Tip Memorization Songs
Other killology services:
Bullet Proof Mind for the Armed Citizen Seminar
The Killology web site
Additional Resources
For PTSD, Shepherd Resource Group.