Comments on: More Defensive Offensives - coming soon… http://www.groundviews.org/2007/01/29/more-defensive-offensives-coming-soon/ groundviews is an award winning Sri Lankan citizen journalism initiative Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:59:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: sittingnut http://www.groundviews.org/2007/01/29/more-defensive-offensives-coming-soon/#comment-444 sittingnut Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:00:03 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/01/29/more-defensive-offensives-coming-soon/#comment-444 as before i am still mystified as to what "weapons of mass destruction" or anything in iraq has to do with vauniya. after all ltte's terrorist weapons like suicide bombers and its killings there and everywhere, are very real. it is pity that bc we are a poor country we cannot risk large scale operations all at once but have to play a stalemate cum small operations strategy (a fabian strategy) in order to get the better of the criminals. it is good that present army commander and others have face reality and are following that feasible and pragmatic strategy recognizing our limitations (here again it is quite unlike what americans did in iraq). as before i am still mystified as to what “weapons of mass destruction” or anything in iraq has to do with vauniya. after all ltte’s terrorist weapons like suicide bombers and its killings there and everywhere, are very real.
it is pity that bc we are a poor country we cannot risk large scale operations all at once but have to play a stalemate cum small operations strategy (a fabian strategy) in order to get the better of the criminals. it is good that present army commander and others have face reality and are following that feasible and pragmatic strategy recognizing our limitations (here again it is quite unlike what americans did in iraq).

]]> By: sid http://www.groundviews.org/2007/01/29/more-defensive-offensives-coming-soon/#comment-443 sid Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:12:51 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/01/29/more-defensive-offensives-coming-soon/#comment-443 thanks sanjana for clarifying part of what i wanted to get across... all of a sudden Fonseka is making a big deal about the killings that have been happening in the Wanni, and the paper's are covering it. there have been regular of killings / cullings in vavuniya for some time - it's not something that has just started t happen. remember the iraq's weapons of mass destruction? that country has lost almost 3% of its population since the invasion by the so-called 'peace loving' nations, led by the US. thanks sanjana for clarifying part of what i wanted to get across…

all of a sudden Fonseka is making a big deal about the killings that have been happening in the Wanni, and the paper’s are covering it.

there have been regular of killings / cullings in vavuniya for some time - it’s not something that has just started t happen.

remember the iraq’s weapons of mass destruction? that country has lost almost 3% of its population since the invasion by the so-called ‘peace loving’ nations, led by the US.

]]> By: sittingnut http://www.groundviews.org/2007/01/29/more-defensive-offensives-coming-soon/#comment-442 sittingnut Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:57:00 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/01/29/more-defensive-offensives-coming-soon/#comment-442 that comparison with an utterly different conflict and situation says a lot about some people's disconnectedness from sri lankan reality. quite enlightening too that they expect... nay wish, that army should fail like americans. - imo military should continue with small scale focused operations to free sri lankans trapped under ltte oppression, that is government's duty to its citizens. after all aren't ppl freed from that oppression in the east better off now than before ? that comparison with an utterly different conflict and situation says a lot about some people’s disconnectedness from sri lankan reality.

quite enlightening too that they expect… nay wish, that army should fail like americans.
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imo military should continue with small scale focused operations to free sri lankans trapped under ltte oppression, that is government’s duty to its citizens. after all aren’t ppl freed from that oppression in the east better off now than before ?

]]> By: Ravana http://www.groundviews.org/2007/01/29/more-defensive-offensives-coming-soon/#comment-441 Ravana Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:33:32 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/01/29/more-defensive-offensives-coming-soon/#comment-441 In that case, for the sake of greater accuracy, the author should have said, "If the U.S. can do it and utterly f*ck themselves in the ass, why can't we?" In that case, for the sake of greater accuracy, the author should have said, “If the U.S. can do it and utterly f*ck themselves in the ass, why can’t we?”

]]> By: Sanjana Hattotuwa http://www.groundviews.org/2007/01/29/more-defensive-offensives-coming-soon/#comment-440 Sanjana Hattotuwa Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:12:37 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/01/29/more-defensive-offensives-coming-soon/#comment-440 Perhaps the author is referring to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preemptive_war" rel="nofollow">doctrine of preemptive strikes</a> as formulated and put into action by the incumbent US President? Perhaps the author is referring to the doctrine of preemptive strikes as formulated and put into action by the incumbent US President?

]]> By: Ravana http://www.groundviews.org/2007/01/29/more-defensive-offensives-coming-soon/#comment-439 Ravana Mon, 29 Jan 2007 05:35:52 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/01/29/more-defensive-offensives-coming-soon/#comment-439 Eh? If the Bush regime can do what? Eh? If the Bush regime can do what?

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