KILL, DON'T CAPTURE
HOW TO SOLVE OUR PRISONER PROBLEM
Ralph Peters

July 10, 2006 -- THE British military defines experience as the ability to recognize a mistake the second time you make it. By that standard, we should be very experienced in dealing with captured terrorists, since we've made the same mistake again and again.

Violent Islamist extremists must be killed on the battlefield. Only in the rarest cases should they be taken prisoner. Few have serious intelligence value. And, once captured, there's no way to dispose of them.

Killing terrorists during a conflict isn't barbaric or immoral - or even illegal. We've imposed rules upon ourselves that have no historical or judicial precedent. We haven't been stymied by others, but by ourselves.

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Contributed by Bill Faith on July 10, 2006 at 10:47 PM in Bill Faith, Islamism Delenda Est | Permalink

Comments

Posted by: Jim Bartimus

The battle field is not a forgiving place. We are are loyal to our own, and extra baggage is just that. Shoot first, and if they live, shoot them again.We can prosecute them later. When you're in a combat situation being politically correct is not an option. It will only get you killed.

Posted by: Jim Bartimus | Jul 10, 2006 11:10:53 PM