Apparently the US is placing bounties on high priority targets; for example, the head of Al-Quaida in Iraq:
Masri, an Egyptian, assumed the leadership of al Qaeda in Iraq after Jordanian Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed in a U.S. air strike in June. The United States has a $5 million bounty on Masri's head.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070216/ts_nm/iraq_border_dc
Do these bounties do any good? Has anyone cashed these sort of bounties in yet?
Originally posted by AThousandYoungWell, they took Masri into custody yesterday so I would say yes.
Apparently the US is placing bounties on high priority targets; for example, the head of Al-Quaida in Iraq:
Masri, an Egyptian, assumed the leadership of al Qaeda in Iraq after Jordanian Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed in a U.S. air strike in June. The United States has a $5 million bounty on Masri's head.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070216/ ...[text shortened]... order_dc
Do these bounties do any good? Has anyone cashed these sort of bounties in yet?
Edit: Supposedly. Just saw it reported last night. It's always best to wait a few days to verify reports like that.
Oops I saw the heading and thought that this was a thread about the deleterious effects that handing out huge amounts of Bounty chocolate would have on all combatants in any theater of conflict, and how this might impact the outcome of any war.
All I would say though is, that if every soldier were forced to just pause and have a break now and again, and enjoy a bit of soothing chocolate, we would not be in the same mess that we find ourselves in today!
Originally posted by der schwarze RitterIf you suspected there were terrorists in an American village would you consider it ethical to do the same?
I think they should employ a policy that has worked against every insurgency: go into a village and kill anyone who even looks like an insurgent.
Originally posted by no1marauderNo but it worked for the Americans and the Russians when they had to pacify Nazi Germany. And since you're so fond of bandying about the label "Nazi," I wish you could have the chance of living under the boot heel of real Nazis.
Didn't work for the Nazis though you sound like you wish it had.
Originally posted by der schwarze RitterPlease give a specific incident where American troops mass murdered people in a German village. Your ignorance is matched only by your unreasoning hatred.
No but it worked for the Americans and the Russians when they had to pacify Nazi Germany. And since you're so fond of bandying about the label "Nazi," I wish you could have the chance of living under the boot heel of real Nazis.
Originally posted by no1marauderNever said they did. But back to the "Nazi-labeling" thing: Is that how you stop down an argument? By calling the other side a "Nazi" because their opinion is contrary to yours? I think your creed must be far closer to Nazism than mine will ever be. What do you think?
Please give a specific incident where American troops mass murdered people in a German village. Your ignorance is matched only by your unreasoning hatred.
Originally posted by der schwarze RitterI think you support actions that are consistent with Nazi philosophy.
Never said they did. But back to the "Nazi-labeling" thing: Is that how you stop down an argument? By calling the other side a "Nazi" because their opinion is contrary to yours? I think your creed must be far closer to Nazism than mine will ever be. What do you think?
BTW, you most certainly did say that American troops had taken the actions you advocate above i.e. killing everyone in a village who looked like an insurgent:
DSR: No but it worked for the Americans and the Russians when they had to pacify Nazi Germany
Originally posted by der schwarze RitterWorked for Genghis Khan. Him and his ragyag bunch of followers eventually through the dynastic rule of his son Kublai, humbled the mighty China.
I think they should employ a policy that has worked against every insurgency: go into a village and kill anyone who even looks like an insurgent.