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New Obama Military Rules of Engagement:, Don’t shoot back
Backpacker ^ | Jul. 04 2009

Posted on 11/11/2009 6:52:34 PM PST by clove

Recently on ABC television news, one of their videos showed a U.S. Marine hunkered down in Afghanistan complaining on camera that he was not allowed to shoot back when under fire. This situation resulted from Obama’s new rules of engagement from his new Afghanistan commander. General McChrystal explained it to BBC news that they are now advising troops to break off from firefights with the Taliban, "If you are in a situation where you are under fire from the enemy... if there is any chance of creating civilian casualties or if you don't know whether you will create civilian casualties, if you can withdraw from that situation without firing, then you must do so”

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To: clove

One outrage after the other.


21 posted on 11/11/2009 7:00:57 PM PST by luvbach1 (Worse than we could have imagined.)
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To: clove
Jesus!

Obama just handed the Taliban the keys to killing more Americans!

“If you do not know...” puts the responsibility on the Soldier to know that there is no way he could hurt a civilian... and since you can never “know” (prove) a negative, Soldiers must break off every firefight or risk courts martial!

22 posted on 11/11/2009 7:01:22 PM PST by MindBender26 (Never kick leftists when they're down. Wait till they're half way back up. You get better leverage!)
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To: goodnesswins

It works for me. I don’t know what to suggest.


23 posted on 11/11/2009 7:02:39 PM PST by clove (In God we Trust, all others need a birth certificate and picture ID)
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To: clove

Yes.

In Obama-esque fashion, he’s ordered our troops to lose without using the word “lose”.


24 posted on 11/11/2009 7:03:04 PM PST by MontaniSemperLiberi
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To: dragnet2

“It’s OK ma’am, they died for diversity”

Somebody pinch me....it’s like an episode of “V”.


25 posted on 11/11/2009 7:06:51 PM PST by Kimberly GG (Sarah Palin - Supports a "path to citizenship" for illegal aliens. "path to citizenship" IS AMNESTY)
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To: clove

ON NOV. 1st I POSTED THE FOLLOWING COMMENT:

“Sunday, November 01, 2009 10:00:59 PM · 44 of 55
Tucker39 to sharkhawk
I’ll go so far as to say that I think the more body bags come back from the Middle East, the better “The One” likes it. And that it correlates with his dithering on Afghanistan.

I think his plan is to dither and hedge and hem-haw and screw around, meanwhile letting the body bags pile up, until the MainSlime Media takes their cue from him and starts the same kind of screaming anti-war stuff they did toward the end of the Viet Nam surrender and pullout. I actually think his visit to Dover was part of that plan; intended to DRAW ATTENTION to the returning coffins.

Once the media-induced hue and cry to end the war gets great enough, Obama can throw in the towel in the Middle East, and surrender and pull out; and he can say he is only doing the bidding of a majority of Americans, whether it’s actually true or not. Since when was this man ever concerned about being truthful?!”

If this report of the latest rules of engagement is correct; I REST MY CASE!


26 posted on 11/11/2009 7:08:07 PM PST by Tucker39 (I Tim. 1:15b " .....Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.")
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To: machogirl

And the general staff and congresscritters seem to go along with this rule of engagement. I wonder how many of our GIs think: “Am I pointing my weapon in the right direction?”


27 posted on 11/11/2009 7:08:25 PM PST by 353FMG (Save the Planet -- Eliminate Socialism)
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To: clove

Obama’s support of the military; what’s old is new again...

“Bangety Bang Bang! Stabity Stab Stab!” It’s no use.

The German keeps coming. He stomps the recruit into the ground, and says, “Tankety Tank Tank.”


28 posted on 11/11/2009 7:10:14 PM PST by This_far (Mandatory insurance! I thought it was about health care?)
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To: clove

Obama is the all time stupidest president in history.
Ordering troops under fire to not defend themselves is treason against the United States.


29 posted on 11/11/2009 7:10:31 PM PST by BuffaloJack (All Dictators have their Henchmen; the President just calls them his Czars.)
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To: clove

I think that it is time that questions are asked and answers are demanded!


30 posted on 11/11/2009 7:11:35 PM PST by clove (In God we Trust, all others need a birth certificate and picture ID)
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To: BuffaloJack

He might be stupid but that doesn’t make him any less dangerous.


31 posted on 11/11/2009 7:12:38 PM PST by clove (In God we Trust, all others need a birth certificate and picture ID)
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To: clove

YES! It’s obvious how he hates America and our military and they are sitting ducks under his power!


32 posted on 11/11/2009 7:14:59 PM PST by presently no screen name
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To: BuffaloJack

It’s not that he is stupid, this is deliberate! He understands he’s putting our military in jeopardy.


33 posted on 11/11/2009 7:16:19 PM PST by presently no screen name
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To: clove
“Is this why the body count is going up in Afghanistan since Obama took office?”

ahhhh....YES. And why the h*ll doesn't everyone know this?

Oh, I forget. Most Americans rely on/believe the media for their news - the same media that doesn't report things inconvenient to the obummer or the socialist agenda.

HOWEVER that is no excuse - we have the Internet, we have FOX, we have Rush, etc. We should be keeping ourselves aware - no excuse for not knowing about the ROE that obummer set up LAST SPRING - and the many deaths that our soldiers have suffered since =

How about this one? Why wasn't this blasted on every news outlet?

Following is a email I sent out in early Sept - at the time, August had been the deadliest of the war and Sept was on the way to surpassing it. It did. And Oct even more.

email - with link:

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/75036.html

"our traitor in chief is aiding and abetting our enemy in killing our troops = ducks in a shooting gallery and not allowed to defend themselves - no cover.

"August was the deadliest month of the whole war for our troops = Sept is setting up to be even worse...because of the new ROE - Rules of Engagement...
which are NOT to provide air cover for our troops, even when ambushed, pinned down and being killed. (the rationale for these new ROE’s admits that it will cause more deaths for our troops now but that it will be worth it in the long run. Worth it for WHO?)

"That is treason. Pure and simple. That is aiding and abetting the enemy, who now knows THEY have the cover, not our troops - and they are ramping it up." *****************

34 posted on 11/11/2009 7:17:46 PM PST by maine-iac7 ("He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help" Lincoln)
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To: AU72
I have the same nightmare every night. The enemy has taken over the White House. Then I wake up!

It's still true...

35 posted on 11/11/2009 7:20:56 PM PST by maine-iac7 ("He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help" Lincoln)
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To: AU72
"I have the same nightmare every night. The enemy has taken over the White House. Then I wake up!"

I have the same dream every night.
America has a president that loves its freedom, people, history, heritage, soldiers, and families.

Then I wake up.

36 posted on 11/11/2009 7:21:27 PM PST by GreyMountainReagan ("For Death is in charge of the clattering train")
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To: maine-iac7

I had not heard any of this until tonight at church someone mentioned it because they were asking for prayer for family members in Afghanistan who are dealing with this and watching their friends die. You are right. why is this not blasted across the news....oh yes, the MSM


37 posted on 11/11/2009 7:22:04 PM PST by clove (In God we Trust, all others need a birth certificate and picture ID)
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To: Tucker39
If this report of the latest rules of engagement is correct

This is from ..... Jul. 04 2009
38 posted on 11/11/2009 7:22:56 PM PST by presently no screen name
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To: presently no screen name

Well, ya’ll told us and told us and told us that we would have a terrorist attack if this guy got in.

and now we have.

it is so sad.


39 posted on 11/11/2009 7:22:58 PM PST by Pikachu_Dad
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To: Tucker39
If this report of the latest rules of engagement is correct

This is from ..... Jul. 04 2009 - since then the body count has gone up.
40 posted on 11/11/2009 7:23:29 PM PST by presently no screen name
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