Adam5286 wrote:
well im not an officer i live right next to camp edwards tho i was in florida when had my scholorship but anyways i completely agree with you there is no way we could give into the terrorist because that will only encourage more terrorism when i started the thread it was just to see how people would to react to me suggesting that we instead of refusing to release the prisoners we threaten to kill all 8 of them if the hostage is killed. and actually doing that if it came down to it. now i know we will never do that it was just a thought. and what i really want to know is would it decrease these terrorist acts say for every death by a terrorist we kill 5 of their people. maybe they would stop killing infidels if they were directly causeing the death of 5 or 8 or whatever amount of their own people
do you guys think it will work????
honestly i dont think it would work it could but i think the terrorists are soo fucked in the head nothing will work
Well alright, glad you understand it, is all. But between you and I, I would say deep down inside, the people making those demands really don't care about their '8 prisoners' we have. They're just using them as tools, because we don't have anything they want of theirs to make a demand.. so they just pick their own people, to an extent. (They may have positions in their ranks and all, but they could be replaced easily).
But whatever the outcome is, remember that we, and probably (deep down) the government, actually cares about the life(s) of the people that do die from them.
Because we do care, we don't do that kind of stuff like they do. (The whole secret torture subject is a different story)
However just remember, freedom isnt perfect.. and it comes with a price, military or civilian life. Needlessly or not. Thats just the way things are right now. Even though we'd like them not to be.
And.. some food for thought, that girl, and any other news reporter, journalist, or any civilian, is over their on their own accord, fully aware and fully breifed of the dangers and possibilities combined with common sense and possible consequences. Infact, American civilians are a very seeked out target, moreso than soldiers.. so I'm sure if they are associated or connected with news media (american) or something, they are certaintly given prior warning.
So, shes on their on her own accord basically, fully aware. If she felt she was willing to take the risk and accept the consequences, then (if she dies), I'm sure she'll get the respect and whatever else, from her peers for doing what she was said to be doing (letting people know what iraqi's think was it?)..
Maybe she was targeted because of that.. because the 'terrorists' dont ever want to see a free iraq, because they want a safe haven... they want to be in control, they want us Americans out, they loved saddam because saddam allowed those terrorists to keep on trucking, because they both hated America. Terrorists, Saddam Loyalist, they're all hateful of the fact when (if) Iraq is free, and has an Army to defend itself against them and push them out even when we leave..
Maybe they're really losing steam if they have to go so far as to behead a hostage trying to put out word of what honest Iraqi's think/belive/want to say
If she dies, it definately wont go unnoticed. But again, remember why the higher ups will never allow a deal.
(And I dont think even if he was an officer Trow, low ranking, something like this wouldn't get to the UCMJ level.. now if he were a high ranking, yeah... edit: but I guess it depends on your superiors and branch of service)
Last edited by Ryan_Mercury (2006-01-20 08:53:21)