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2016-08-20 Afghanistan

Concerns Raised Over Increase In Child Soldiers

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Posted by badanov 2016-08-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Old men and kids are usually the last reserve of those losing.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-08-20 09:14|| 2016-08-20 09:14|| Front Page Top

#2 Unless you're talking about drummers and powder-monkeys.

Posted by Pappy 2016-08-20 14:36|| 2016-08-20 14:36|| Front Page Top

#3
"Well, Jenkins, you're fairly a sailor now, You've been aloft, you've lead a landing party, you've been drunk. Now get your hands out of your pockets or I'll have the sail maker sow them shut!"

RN Captain to 13 year old.

Posted by Shipman 2016-08-20 17:36|| 2016-08-20 17:36|| Front Page Top

#4 p2K, I'm afraid you may be wrong. Child soldiers are a popular approach to recruiting low cost/high dedication (albeit crappy training) fighters. Drug them up, use adults to give direction, and if necessary tie them to you by forcing them to join in executions (in Liberia they were sometimes required to kill family members).

They do ok as cannon fodder, and are hell on morale for regular army opponents.

I distinguish teenage from child soldiers, BTW.

Posted by james 2016-08-20 19:35|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com 2016-08-20 19:35|| Front Page Top

#5 "Beasts of No Nation" and its not PC to bomb little puppies.

Posted by Skidmark 2016-08-20 19:55|| 2016-08-20 19:55|| Front Page Top

#6 sad, but good, movie, Skid

Posted by Frank G 2016-08-20 20:06|| 2016-08-20 20:06|| Front Page Top

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