[frankjr]

"Now, battle-hardened, they form the vanguard of a "foreign legion",,,"

Battle-hardened from what? Hiding behind bushes setting off remote bombs?

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Battle-hardened from what? Hiding behind bushes setting off remote bombs?

That's a good point, but I imagine something happens in the mind, and yes I know we're talking about fundamentalist muslims nere, when you know you've killed someone. If you can do it once you can do it twice. Like anything else, you learn from mistakes and the second time is faster, easier, and more efficient. I would think there would be even less second guessing and reticence - if there was ever any to begin with.