Afghanistan -- Shooting to kill -- Soldiers say they don't take prisoners

Toronto Sun | March 22, 2002 | Paul Cowan

[Clive]

Finally! Sensible ROE.

I repeated the sub0head "Soldiers say they don't take prisoners" but the story itself makes it clear that the sub-head is innacurate.

Reporters have got to learn the difference between ROE for combat and Roe for peacekeeping or police actions.

[Clive]

I have lost all my bump lists, including the one for military matters.

[noah]

It seems to me if the enemy does'nt have its hands in the air, no weapons, and preferably holding a white handkerchief, they are target bait.

[Steve0113]

Soldiers say they don't take prisoners

And the world will be better for it. These vermin tend to be repeat offenders.

[csvset]

Sounds like a reasonible response by the troops. Hell, who wants to take chances with some fanatic jihadist?

[AppyPappy]

We take prisoner but only dead ones.

[INSENSITIVE GUY]

WHO WANTS TO TAKE CHANCES WITH THE U.S.JUDICIAL SYSTEM?THE AFGHANS MUST HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT AND FIGURED THAT BULLETS ARE CHEAPER THAN LAWYERS.

[jlogajan]

Don't want to get shot? Stay out of the combat zone.

[JoeGar]

If you try to kill me and miss and then throw your hands up in the air, don't expect me to give you a pass. I take it personally.

[aimlow]

You are a combatant until your surrender has been accepted. Attempting to surrender does not make you an EPW; not until your attempt has been accepted.

[Destructor]

I honestly don't care if the Raghead bastards are given a chance to surrender, or not! That'll be one Terrorist that won't be released by the bleeding heart Liberals to kill again!!

[SuziQ]

Darling said nobody tried to find out if the man wanted to surrender. "We didn't give him a chance," said Darling.

What do they expect our soldiers to do, go up to each Talibannie and ask "Do you give up now?" PUHLEEZE! If they've been shooting at you, you shoot back and keep shooting until their CAN'T shoot anymore! We've seen what happens when these folks are allowed to be taken prisoners. Either they bribe their way out of captivity, or they riot in the prison and kill others. I'm glad they're not being given either opportunity!

As another poster said, that's the difference between 'peacekeeping' and WAR!

[MissAmericanPie]

"He was pretty shell-shocked from being hit by two anti-tank weapons, so they took him down," Darling told Krushelnycky."

A stunned enemy is still an enemy combatant, I don't see a problem here. Are we going to have liberals screeching now that our troops have to take five and give the guy time to compose himself and make a decision?

[Catspaw]

War is hell.

I expect a shortage of Islamic virgins to be reported in the very near future.

[mikhailovich]

They were given the opportunity to surrender before the games ever began. They didn't. Too bad.

[NY.SS-Bar9]

I wonder, were Michael Judge or Todd Beamer given a chance to surrender?

How about those killed in the countless Israeli suicide bombings?

[Catspaw]

And their Ambassador Zaeef is in Gitmo, sweating bullets, wondering if he's going to go before the military tribunals, er, commissions. Let 'em sweat.

[Dead Dog]

....3rd Battalion of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.

That my friends, is what happens when you don't have a revolution but submit to Monarchs instead. The men of the PPCLI deserve a better title.

However, it does make me smile that Alah's Sand Monkeys died at the hands of Princess Patricia.

[Clive]

"However, it does make me smile that Alah's Sand Monkeys died at the hands of Princess Patricia."

They call themselves the "Patricias" and are quite proud of the regiment's history.