I watched the movie, Lone Survivor, last night on the Roku.
It is based on the true story of the failed United States Navy SEALs counter-insurgent mission Operation Red Wings, during which a four-man SEAL reconnaissance and surveillance team was tasked to track Taliban leader Ahmad Shah.
While the four SEALs are in surveillance position watching the Taliban and Ahmad Shah, three goat herders (an old man and 2 teens) happen upon them. Their dilemma is whether to kill the goat herders, or tie them up in which case wolves would probably eat them when night came, or let them go free. Their orders were to NOT engage so killing would have meant possible later court martial, and one of the SEAL’s brought up the fact that they could not in good conscious murder three “innocent civilians”. The SEAL’s decided to let them go, and run like crazy back to where they would have radio contact to call for extraction.
Well, you already can guess what those three “innocent civilians” did as soon as they were let go. They ran directly to the Taliban, who then came after the SEALs faster than they could get radio contact, and the rest of the movie is the bloody chase. That bad decision to show mercy to the enemy cost all (including eight men on a helicopter that was shot down while trying to rescue them) but a Lone Survivor their lives.
How many more of our brave soldiers will the golfer-in-chief allow to die before we get serious about defeating the Muslim terrorists?
More to the point, soldiers must not be required to be nice and treat the enemy with respect. War requires death or it is no war and there is no victory and there is no peace. Capitulating to Islam makes Allah stronger and us weaker.
Mohammed teaches his followers to weaken the infidel and bring him into subjugation. This is precisely the direction Obama is leading our country. Our soldiers are not given arms. They are told not to engage. They are taught to bow before the caliphate.