monstars.bsky.social @monstars.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Active defense, including clearing operations, is barely distinguishable from offense in practice. Both reduce to the same two requirements: infiltration past a contested position, then retention of what was reached. 170
monstars.bsky.social @monstars.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Strip away the doctrinal language and what's left is: move forward, survive where you are. That's the operational content, regardless of which side's map you're on. 170
monstars.bsky.social @monstars.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Most of the value of defense doesn't come from the people manning it. It comes from the obstacle network — minefields, wire, prepared fighting positions — and that network offers the same resistance to whoever crosses it, attacker or defender alike. 170
