"One Special Forces commando stated that the lawyers are risking lives in Iraq because of confusing written rules on when troops can fire weapons in "Escalation of Force" cases, that is, combat against insurgents and al Qaeda terrorists.
"Escalation of force is ridiculous over there," the commando said. "If an EOF occurs and a weapon is fired, it is to be reported so 'a 15-6 investigation' can be initiated."
An Army Regulation 15-6 investigation requires a commanding officer to gather evidence, interview witnesses and write a report every time a weapon is fired, a time-consuming and useless bureaucratic exercise in a war zone where numerous firefights take place almost every day"
This isn't a police department dealing with a high crime area. This is our military fighting in a war!
WHEN will the Beltway folks wake up to the reality that the only way to engage an enemy is the aggressive use of massively overpowering force designed to kill as many of the enemy as can be killed in the shortest time possible? Anything less and we are wasting our time,
Make no mistake--we are exactly that. The EOF and RoE demand it.