04-04-2013, 12:08 PM
David Guyatt Wrote:... For all sorts of reasons, but restraint (or actually the lack of it) being a primary reason.Perfect for plausible deniability. Less payout from government coffers for lawsuits etc and can look fiscally responsible by not having a bloated military. The government can say they have clean hands and are a peace loving nation not interfering in other nations affairs while still achieving military objectives. None of that silly Geneva convention red tape.
I remember thinking at the time that this would never come to pass as it sounded so bizarre.
More fool me.
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"He would, wouldn't he?" Mandy Rice-Davies. When asked in court whether she knew that Lord Astor had denied having sex with her.
“I think it would be a good idea” Ghandi, when asked about Western Civilisation.