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by UltraViolence 1349 days ago
I'm vehemently against these "stay behind" sabotage troops. When you look at how they fared in WWII you'll notice they didn't make a difference militarily, but did lead to enormous casualties amongst the civilian population, mostly from reprisals.

I believe we should fight to win or lose and give up. Fighting a guerilla war when you country's occupied will not make any difference in the end.

Worse still, these so-called paramilitaries often branched out into crime and human rights abuses. They might even turn against the government that created them.