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| Pentagon deploys array of non-lethal weapons |
| 2005-07-25 |
| If you "have no other option but brute force, you don't have a lot of options," Col. Joe Anderson says. More than two years after the invasion of Iraq, Pentagon officials say they are speeding deployment of non-lethal weapons that give troops more choices. Iraq is becoming the proving ground for devices, some radically new, that can protect troops without harming the people they were sent to help. Yes, it is USA Today, but an interesting article on practical non-lethal toys for the troops. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 I'm all for the development and deployment of non-lethals. Anything that gives the local commander and the troops on the ground more options should be a good thing. But I am also afraid that with the development of mature non-lethal technologies we will see highly restrictive ROEs that hamstring troops on the ground and lead to casualties that could be avoided. I've got a son-in-law in the sandbox now and I want to see him come home in one piece just like every one else with loved ones there. I also don't want to see any innocent Iraqi or Afhgans killed or wounded either |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2005-07-25 12:18 |