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2005-01-04 Afghanistan/South Asia

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Posted by Steve White 2005-01-04 12:43:02 AM|| || Front Page|| [11125 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Fewer prisoners because they no longer survive the engagement would suit me. Bigger calibres, more hits, less talk.

Posted by .com 2005-01-04 1:22:49 AM|| 2005-01-04 1:22:49 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I've been saying this all along. No prisoners means no accusations of "torture", no upkeep, and no expending of resources for such.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-01-04 1:24:30 AM|| 2005-01-04 1:24:30 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Whay kind of posinious snakes would there be in Afganistan,anybody know?

Posted by Raptor 2005-01-04 6:00:50 AM|| 2005-01-04 6:00:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 The US military is taking as few prisoners as possible in its campaign against the Taliban and Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, an American commander said yesterday, partly to forestall more complaints about its conduct after the deaths in custody of at least eight prisoners.

The American military, teaching LLL and M$M the law of unintended consequences worldwide. The only problem I see here is that failure to take prisoners alive reduces the incentive to surrender. Perhaps the military should consider that consequence. But the ultimate judgement should lie with the commander on the scene who has the most information with which to make the decision.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-01-04 7:11:27 AM|| 2005-01-04 7:11:27 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 From Army Health Care:

And there were other hazards. Rodents were a problem at camp, not so much for disease but for the predators they attracted - snakes. Afghanistan has 270 varieties of snakes and 52 are poisonous, including the aggressive Saw-Scaled Viper. A bite from this snake could prove fatal. Soldiers received strong and consistent guidance regarding the storage of food in their tent that could attract rodents and, subsequently snakes.

Posted by Steve 2005-01-04 8:16:25 AM|| 2005-01-04 8:16:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Dead men tell no tales.

Posted by 2b 2005-01-04 9:23:30 AM|| 2005-01-04 9:23:30 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 The bottom line is good news, basically. "Take fewer prisoners because so few of them are actually bad guys that it's no longer productive to arrest everybody to find out." What with the border outposts and large-scale offensives, the bad guys have pretty well been eliminated, especially in winter.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-01-04 9:51:10 AM|| 2005-01-04 9:51:10 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 From Stratagy Page: December 31, 2004: Without providing any numbers, American commanders have admitted that they are now able to be a lot more selective in who they arrest. Early on, American troops would round up nearly every adult male in villages or compounds they raided. But three years of compiling information, and gaining experience, have enabled U.S. troops to be a lot more selective.

Making a list and checking it twice, we know who's been naughty and nice...

Posted by Steve 2005-01-04 10:17:56 AM|| 2005-01-04 10:17:56 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 "Soldiers received strong and consistent guidance regarding the storage of food in their tent that could attract rodents and, subsequently snakes."

the manual goes on to say that food should be stored next to terrorist detention facilities...

Posted by Carl in N.H. 2005-01-04 12:28:20 PM|| 2005-01-04 12:28:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Dead men also need no lawyers.

Posted by tu3031 2005-01-04 6:45:20 PM|| 2005-01-04 6:45:20 PM|| Front Page Top

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