The primary mission of the SAF is to "deter potential
aggressors" and, if that fails, "to achieve a swift and decisive
victory" over them.
Gaining combat experience is a good thing, but it must follow in
line with our primary mission. As our military is largely made up
of NSFs and NSmen, the government needs a solid reason to justify
why they are sending the military into combat, especially overseas
combat.
Our military has already participated in overseas UN missions as a
responsible member of the world, and these are actually good
avenues for accumulating combat experiences. It may not be close to
the real thing, but at least it gives our military personnel the
opportunity to learn to function as a unit under a uncertain
climate.
We already have some SAF heros, if you look hard enough.
About Libya, what are you going to say to the public about
launching a un-provoked attack on the nation ("THEY HAVE WMD!!!!"
), not to mention the cost of
executing such a large mission in a country far away?
