[El Conservador]

I'm all for leveling every town in the Sunni Triangle.

Who's with me???

[pfflier]

I'm with you and we have the means. The a$$holes always perform for a camera. Simply send a camera team in there, let the scum gather, then light'em up.

[King Prout]

time to make Fallujah (as a start) go bye-bye.

red-pill it - it would leave the world no poorer.

[Viking2002]

I'm with you. We should've gunned down every one of those animals, and left their carcasses to rot in the sun as a message to the rest of the wildlife.

[Natural Law]

FOr PAX AMERICANA to work we need to take a page from PAX ROMANA. The people living under Roman rule enjoyed the highest standard of living and greatest life expectancy of any population before the 19th century. They had two iron clad rules; pay your taxes and don't cause political trouble. Violation of either of these two rules brought immediate and catastrophic consequences. As a result, trouble was relatively rare. The next time there is trouble like this the Suni Triangle should become a foot note in a history book!

[Old Grumpy]

Let's bomb the hell out of them!

[harrowup]

I'm all for leveling every town in the Sunni Triangle. Who's with me???

No. The proper response is to sit down with the city leadership and tell them to produce the killers within 24 hours or face strict martial law. Bring in overwhelming force. Shoot on sight.

The victims were trained professionals and should have known what they were going into. They miscalculated the risk and were killed. This is exactly what I've worried about since the great rush to hire former Special Operations personnel in the private sector. There is no excuse for such careless disregard for their safety.

Special Operations personnel are not supermen and far too many are arrogant and reckless. Any organization which falls into the trap of hiring a security consultant because the personnel are rough tough and anxious should think twice before venturing into the risky business of being tough without being stupid.

I will admit to a strong bias in the security field against hiring any one who has ever been trained in special operations regardless of rank.

I do not grieve their deaths nearly as much as I despise the lack of leadership ability of the firm that hired them.

[vet1347]

I definately agree. That whole area is a breeding ground for rerrorist, and will become a bigger problem in the future.