Comments on: US Army and the Future of Taking Prisoners http://urbangrounds.com/2006/06/us-army-and-the-future-of-taking-prisoners/ Sometimes the truth hurts Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:23:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dan http://urbangrounds.com/2006/06/us-army-and-the-future-of-taking-prisoners/#comment-21522 Dan Mon, 26 Jun 2006 15:17:58 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2006/06/20/us-army-and-the-future-of-taking-prisoners/#comment-21522 Failure to give quarter is a war crime. You can continue to argue in favor of our troops becoming war criminals. I will continue to argue in favor of their ethics and professionalism. Failure to give quarter is a war crime. You can continue to argue in favor of our troops becoming war criminals. I will continue to argue in favor of their ethics and professionalism.

]]> By: Robbie http://urbangrounds.com/2006/06/us-army-and-the-future-of-taking-prisoners/#comment-21516 Robbie Mon, 26 Jun 2006 13:54:15 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2006/06/20/us-army-and-the-future-of-taking-prisoners/#comment-21516 And you obivously have no idea at all what is entailed in the taking of prisoners during battle. Or the lenghts that our enemy will go to kill even one Soldier. Like rigging their own bodies with explosives, and then "surrendering" in the hopes of blowing themselves up along with the Soldier who is "capturing" them. Once the enemy is identified and engaged, they should be terminated. There should be no opportunity for escape, no opportunity for surrender. You can continue to argue in favor of preserving the life of Muslim terrorists. I will continue to argue in favor of killing them. And you obivously have no idea at all what is entailed in the taking of prisoners during battle. Or the lenghts that our enemy will go to kill even one Soldier.

Like rigging their own bodies with explosives, and then “surrendering” in the hopes of blowing themselves up along with the Soldier who is “capturing” them.

Once the enemy is identified and engaged, they should be terminated. There should be no opportunity for escape, no opportunity for surrender.

You can continue to argue in favor of preserving the life of Muslim terrorists. I will continue to argue in favor of killing them.

]]> By: Dan http://urbangrounds.com/2006/06/us-army-and-the-future-of-taking-prisoners/#comment-21509 Dan Mon, 26 Jun 2006 02:49:54 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2006/06/20/us-army-and-the-future-of-taking-prisoners/#comment-21509 Refusing to take prisoners is a war crime. I hope you learned that much in your training. And that is exactly what you were approving of in your post. Refusing to take prisoners is a war crime. I hope you learned that much in your training. And that is exactly what you were approving of in your post.

]]> By: Robbie http://urbangrounds.com/2006/06/us-army-and-the-future-of-taking-prisoners/#comment-21505 Robbie Sun, 25 Jun 2006 23:28:33 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2006/06/20/us-army-and-the-future-of-taking-prisoners/#comment-21505 Dan --- you seem to think that I suggested US troops "commit war crimes". I did no such thing. I simply stated that I'd like to see a policy of killing ALL combatants on the field of battle rather than make the effort to capture and detain them. I know your military training is extensive --- after all you <em>considered </em>the ROTC while in college (before realizing that the oath of service was way too much of a burden for you to bear). But shooting an enemy combatant on the field of battle<em> is not </em>a war crime. Just because <em>you think it should be</em> does not make it so. Dan — you seem to think that I suggested US troops “commit war crimes”. I did no such thing. I simply stated that I’d like to see a policy of killing ALL combatants on the field of battle rather than make the effort to capture and detain them.

I know your military training is extensive — after all you considered the ROTC while in college (before realizing that the oath of service was way too much of a burden for you to bear). But shooting an enemy combatant on the field of battle is not a war crime. Just because you think it should be does not make it so.

]]> By: Dan http://urbangrounds.com/2006/06/us-army-and-the-future-of-taking-prisoners/#comment-21502 Dan Sun, 25 Jun 2006 16:22:52 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2006/06/20/us-army-and-the-future-of-taking-prisoners/#comment-21502 Anonymous - It was the original post that suggested war crimes as an approporiate response to the awful circumstance. I defended our military from the accusation. And I'll continue to do so, because the anti-war crime "kneejerk leftards" in the military don't need anonymous bedwetters acting like they are going to lose their professionalism as quickly as the Keyboard Kommandoes do. Anonymous – It was the original post that suggested war crimes as an approporiate response to the awful circumstance. I defended our military from the accusation. And I’ll continue to do so, because the anti-war crime “kneejerk leftards” in the military don’t need anonymous bedwetters acting like they are going to lose their professionalism as quickly as the Keyboard Kommandoes do.

]]> By: Anonymous http://urbangrounds.com/2006/06/us-army-and-the-future-of-taking-prisoners/#comment-21492 Anonymous Sat, 24 Jun 2006 21:58:06 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2006/06/20/us-army-and-the-future-of-taking-prisoners/#comment-21492 Bullshit. My comment was directed at people like you. Two of our soldiers are tortured and murdered and all you can do is rail about our imaginary war crimes. Bullshit. My comment was directed at people like you. Two of our soldiers are tortured and murdered and all you can do is rail about our imaginary war crimes.

]]> By: Dan http://urbangrounds.com/2006/06/us-army-and-the-future-of-taking-prisoners/#comment-21445 Dan Wed, 21 Jun 2006 22:29:29 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2006/06/20/us-army-and-the-future-of-taking-prisoners/#comment-21445 Robbie - I think you missed the context of my statement. I agree that the military tends to lean right, but the commenter I was responding too thinks that anyone who is not in favor of war crimes is a kneejerk leftard. I know the military, and I know that most of its members are, by that definition, kneejerk leftards. Robbie – I think you missed the context of my statement. I agree that the military tends to lean right, but the commenter I was responding too thinks that anyone who is not in favor of war crimes is a kneejerk leftard. I know the military, and I know that most of its members are, by that definition, kneejerk leftards.

]]> By: Robbie http://urbangrounds.com/2006/06/us-army-and-the-future-of-taking-prisoners/#comment-21443 Robbie Wed, 21 Jun 2006 20:31:42 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2006/06/20/us-army-and-the-future-of-taking-prisoners/#comment-21443 <em>...then you might be surprised to learn that our military is full of kneejerk leftwads.</em> What an ignorant statement. I've served, and I work with full-time Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors, and Marines everyday. And I can tell you with actual experience (and not just leftard wishful thinking), that while there are certainly some kneejerk leftards serving in the military, the military is by no means "full" of them. The statistically insignificant kneejerk leftards who so happen to serve, don't do so for long. You don't find many if any "kneejerk leftards" who make a career out of serving their nation in the military. …then you might be surprised to learn that our military is full of kneejerk leftwads.

What an ignorant statement.

I’ve served, and I work with full-time Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors, and Marines everyday. And I can tell you with actual experience (and not just leftard wishful thinking), that while there are certainly some kneejerk leftards serving in the military, the military is by no means “full” of them.

The statistically insignificant kneejerk leftards who so happen to serve, don’t do so for long. You don’t find many if any “kneejerk leftards” who make a career out of serving their nation in the military.

]]> By: dianne http://urbangrounds.com/2006/06/us-army-and-the-future-of-taking-prisoners/#comment-21441 dianne Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:56:54 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2006/06/20/us-army-and-the-future-of-taking-prisoners/#comment-21441 Where is <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,200419,00.html">the outrage</a>? My thoughts exactly. Where is the outrage?
My thoughts exactly.

]]> By: chris http://urbangrounds.com/2006/06/us-army-and-the-future-of-taking-prisoners/#comment-21439 chris Wed, 21 Jun 2006 16:38:48 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2006/06/20/us-army-and-the-future-of-taking-prisoners/#comment-21439 it is sickening to find out that the two soldiers were killed by their Iraq counterparts. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/21/soldiers.ambushed.ap/index.html">here is the article</a> from cnn. Read it and weep. it is sickening to find out that the two soldiers were killed by their Iraq counterparts. here is the article from cnn. Read it and weep.

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