Armchair Generals in the power.

**Veho Nex** · 07-10-2008, 03:06

So just a thought, and mind you aggressive back roomers this is just a thought. And take your time to read through it.

I was thinking, we have seen plenty of armchair generals in the white house, be them secretary of defense or the president of the united states. They always seem to have the same idea when it comes to military movement, Operation (country name) (synonym for kill/freedom/genocide/U.N. patrol). Where we send in some guys in some helicopters or tanks or both and blow the crap out of our enemy and then we say good job we are still a super power, and this country is now back in the stone age.

So what do you guys think would happen if we put a... 'real' armchair general in the white house. I mean the people who play Company of Heroes and the Command and Conquer series and other RTS games, people who play CoD series and Medal of Honor series. Despite the wrong impressions this might make at first, can you think of the plus sides to how it would play out.

Say we put ten nerdy self proclaimed ACG's in the white house. I think the way they could run things it would put a boost to the American Economy and I think we would be putting less men(so to speak) in harms way. Cause I know my self. If I'm playing against a dug in enemy I wouldn't mess around with infantry or any ground options I would do flybys till there isn't anything left to hide in. I know I'm a bad example but there are more reserved people out there and just looking at the news and hearing these new operations our west point generals put into action I mediately see whats wrong with their plans and that it is a waste of time to try most.

Well... this is all my thoughts on the matter and that I could be wrong in a lot of aspects. I just want to know what you guys might think about it.

**Reverend Joe** · 07-10-2008, 03:16

Awesome.

**Lemur** · 07-10-2008, 03:21

I think maybe you should read Ender's Game.

**Uesugi Kenshin** · 07-10-2008, 03:42

I think the limitations of computer games, and relative lack of remorse when I lose tens, hundreds, thousands, or even millions of soldiers in video games would not be a good addition to American war-planning.

Plus air-power doesn't solve anything, and the real world is pretty darn complicated.

I don't think I can say such a panel would do worse at setting strategy for the American military than the current administration has been.

**ICantSpellDawg** · 07-10-2008, 03:56

If those gamers went to a military college and graduated with eminent honors - all while serving diplomatic duty in no less than 10 countries and fought in combat situations for no less than 3 years... I'm all for it.

**Seamus Fermanagh** · 07-10-2008, 03:58

If only we could be opposed by the vanilla RTW AI....

**CountArach** · 07-10-2008, 04:49

I'd be looking for the Quickload button...

**seireikhaan** · 07-10-2008, 04:50

Originally Posted by Seamus Fermanagh

If only we could be opposed by the vanilla RTW AI....

Bush: Okay, Ahmadinejad, if you give us military access and maps to your nuclear factories, we'll stop economic sanctions.

Ahmadinejad: We will accept if you give us Basra.

Bush: Agreed.

Ahmadinejad, 5 minutes later: *launches missiles into *insert tiny, strategically unimportant settlement*.