A gentleman I spoke with today was just back from Iraq. I was rather disturbed as he described the current handling of prisoners.
Bring them to your base, confine them, can’t touch them or coerce them. If they want to tell you something, it’s OK.
After two weeks you must release them with any intel on your base they have gathered while there.
It’s common knowledge, so the bad guys have nothing to fear if they can get captured.They just wait it out, clean bed and square meals for two weeks and then off on their merry way.
The guys on the ground, at least that this one was around, see it as the beginning of throwing in the towel.
The bad guys, (can’t call them combatants now can I?) just laugh at the Americans and walk back to their unit.
Oh, Fearless Leader is really sharp.
The Real Question - Is Obama Going To Throw In The Towel in Afghanistan
IJB Sunday, May 31st at 12:23AM EDT (link)For all intents and purposes, Iraq is already won (and, by that I mean - turned over to the locals).
So, bottom line - the prisoners don’t “belong” to us anymore, they belong to the Iraqs. They can worry about the consequences.
But I fully expect Obama to throw in the towel in Afghanistan soon, and that is nowhere near “won” - in fact, it and Pakistan grow worse by the day.
I don't know much history nevermind military
mom2oneson Sunday, May 31st at 1:18AM EDT (link)history but like has anyone ever won there?
Would it be bad if he withdrew? I was kind of surprised we were there in the first place with the mountains and stuff.
Mom, If you google Redstate for Afghanistan
olsmithie Sunday, May 31st at 6:23PM EDT (link)you can get a quick overview on why and wheres of Afghanistan.
Basically the country had two major products, heroin and terrorists.
But browse through and see if that helps you get up to speed.
Regards
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Thanks olsmithie! :) nt
mom2oneson Sunday, May 31st at 8:30PM EDT (link)As soon as the last US troops are gone from Iraq
olsmithie Sunday, May 31st at 6:18PM EDT (link)the century old fight between the tribes picks back up.
The “whatever we call militants these days” ratchet back up with Iranian money,weapons and men via Syria and the house of cards falls to the ground.
Of course it will be Bush’s fault in some weird way, according to the spin doctors.
Wish I was wrong, see every indication that I am right.
So far as Afghanistan, It doesn’t look like Fearless Leader has decided how he can lose there and still blame it on Bush.
So it may be a while before we lose Afghanistan, depending on how long Soros takes to make up his mind.
Regards