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Klinky on Dec 22, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Single-Click Double-Tap Murder

Isn't that already how war has been fought for most of the last century? The people making major decisions are rarely on the front line.

pyre on Dec 22, 2012 [–]

The "soldiers questioning orders" usually refers to the grunts questioning the orders of the higher-ups. You seem to be referring to generals making high-level decisions far-removed from the battlefield.

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