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   In article , J.   
   Clarke  wrote:   
   > In article ,   
   > tsbrueni@dcn.davis.ca.us says...   
   > > On Monday, January 19, 2015 at 4:52:44 PM UTC-8, Tim Bruening wrote:   
   > > >   
   > > > Major Nit: Near the end of Starship Troopers, a large number of troop   
   > > > ships approach bug infested Planet P to land troops in order to capture a   
   > > > "brain bug".  The bugs are firing some sort of plasma weapon up at the   
   > > > troop ships.  The troop ships make absolutely no effort to defend   
   > > > themselves!  They don't take any evasive action, or fire defensive   
   > > > missiles at the bug plasma balls, or raise any shields!   
   > >   
   > > This nit is worse than I thought.  The fleet invading the Bug homeworld   
   > > less than half-way through the movie ALSO ran into the plasma farts, ALSO   
   > > made little effort to dodge, and ALSO got decimated!  Why didn't the troop   
   > > ships at the end learn from the experience of the first set of troop ships,   
   > > and dodge the plasma farts?   
   > >   
   > > Why are ground troops being used in the invasion of Klandantu?  Why not   
   > > just nuke the planet from orbit?  After all, Earth's policy is to wipe out   
   > > the bugs!   
   > >   
   > > Why do some people scoff at the idea that the bugs can think?  Isn't the   
   > > bug ability to wage devastating war aginst humanity proof that they can   
   > > think?   
   >   
   > Time, there was an error in titling the movie.  Where the "Tr" appears,   
   > it was meant to be "Bl".   
      
   Such idiocy by the higher ups happens. There are many, many examples   
   throughout human history.   
      
   As long as they have enough Government money to keep making new toys   
   and can sit safely back in the comfort of HQ a long, long, long way   
   from the actual fighting, the higher ups a perfectly happy and couldn't   
   give a damn about the troops.   
      
   Someone mentioned tanks in World War II ... you'll notice it's   
   extremely rare to find high ranking officer in a tank during an actual   
   a battle, or anyway where else even remotely nearby. They're usually   
   only seen in tanks during PR stunts.   
      
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