Political Correctness Piece
Taliban fight rules ‘tying American soldiers’ hands’
by OffSite (12/22/09)
The president of the Center for Military Readiness today warned that apparent military rules of engagement for U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan are like tying one hand behind their backs before sending them into combat.
Elaine Donnelly, whose organization is an independent, non-partisan educational group to promote sound military personnel policies, cited reports from Joseph’s Farah’s exclusive G2 Bulletin that while actual rules of engagement are classified, the restrictions based on individual accounts limit night and surprise searchers, demand warnings before searches, impose a ban on shooting at insurgents unless they are preparing to fire first, and ban engaging insurgents if civilians are present. Full Piece
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