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Re: George Gordon Meade's Explanation

We sort of discussed the desertion issue on an earlier thread last year. It was actually in the contect of why men served...enlisting early in the war...drafts and forced service later as things were deteriorating. Maybe I'm a throw back, but I would tend to agree with Lincoln on his "horrible math" as you explain it. IF followed up and the enemy is routed leading to less casualties later and/or earlier end to the war, then they would be "justified". We did the same thing with Japan in World War II...attacked the islands agains entrenched troops with large casualties...intil we turned the tables and nuked them to have THEM take the casualties insted of our soldiers. I know I sound hard core and unhumane, but we tend to think with peacetime mentality instead of wartime mentality. Unfortunately (and I think my posts bear this out), I have been blessed with the ability/gift of seeing things from "both" perspectives. So I can say one thing from on perspective yet actually believe the other perspective. Thanks for letting me ramble...

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