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To: Mr. Mulliner
This the Bush hating NYT reporting this story. If this IS true, from now on, WE TAKE NO PRISONERS! NO war crimes trials!
8 posted on 03/25/2003 9:31:17 PM PST by teletech (Can we bomb Saddam, NOW!?)
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To: teletech
If this IS true, from now on, WE TAKE NO PRISONERS!

I appreciate the sentiment, but this would be what our enemy wishes. That would make their army much less likely to surrender; we want them to have a choice: surrender and live; fight and die.

This is the same tactic tried by the Fayadeen when they attacked under cover of a white flag. They hoped it would make us fire on white flags - the message they want to send to their own troops: "don't put up a white flag, they'll shoot you."

91 posted on 03/26/2003 12:48:31 AM PST by D-fendr
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