re :Holy psyops, Batman, don't those politicians have a clue?
The Army does have a clue which is why they would not use tactics such as those you mentioned, it will have a negative not a positive effect.
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And...how is that working out for them so far? Oh yeah, that's right...they are pouring over the borders to keep fighting. Their weakness....find their weakness. 101 in fighting ANYTHING.
Remove the populations support and that is then there major weakness.
This is what are forces have been doing over there.
This has led to better intelligence gathering with more local people coming forward with information on terrorist cells and supply points. Leading to a number of successful operations.
The training of the new Iraq army is also starting to bare fruit.
And local people of started to deal with the foreign terrorists them self's, even reported on this very site.
I am all for fighting with every weapon in the Armory, but it has to be the right weapon at the right time, in the right terrine.