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| Afghanistan |
| Americans risk their lives to capture Taliban, Afghan government officials having them released |
| 2010-12-07 |
| More than 500 suspected Taliban fighters detained by U.S. forces have been released from custody at the urging of Afghan government officials, angering both American troops and some Afghans who oppose the policy on the grounds that many of those released return to the battlefield to kill NATO soldiers and Afghan civilians. If it has to be this way, then if some taliban-looking folks killed a few government officials I think this practice may come to a screeching halt. Until the Americans leave, that is. Personally, I think we take way too many prisoners. |
| Posted by:gorb |
| #5 We need implants. I recommend a few grams of lead implanted in a head. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-12-07 14:14 |
| #4 We need implants. Knee replacement surgery should do nicely (may have to damage the knee first - can we send them to some Hussein-era Iraqi interrogators?) With incorporated microphones, GPS sensors, and transmitters. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-12-07 13:40 |
| #3 10-1 the troops will start having a lot less prisoners and more body counts. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2010-12-07 13:28 |
| #2 This is a USG sanctioned "insurgent re-integration" program. War for them can be somewhat seasonal. They chu-hoi as soon as snow flies, sign a document or two, get paid and sit out the winter months in comfort. Sometimes BIOMETRIC data is collected....sometimes not so much. Next spring it's back to Talibaning, dope running, bribery, and extortion as usual. Welcome to the Stans. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-12-07 13:22 |
| #1 Not surprising. It costs money to feed and house prisoners. We give them the money to do so, but it's a lot more profitable to keep the money and release the prisoners. Of course, if we start cutting annual aid by $1m for every prisoner released, they might change their minds. But this kind of calculation is probably too detail-oriented for a man of Obama's transparent (and high-level) brilliance. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2010-12-07 13:13 |