Comments on: The Swing of the Pendulum http://www.captainsjournal.com/2007/08/31/the-swing-of-the-pendulum/ News & Commentary on Warfare, Policy and Counterterrorism Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:55:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: David http://www.captainsjournal.com/2007/08/31/the-swing-of-the-pendulum/#comment-22701 David Sat, 01 Sep 2007 05:45:57 +0000 http://www.captainsjournal.com/2007/08/31/the-swing-of-the-pendulum/#comment-22701 I'm reading Lone Survivor now, and although the ghost's hand is annoyingly evident at times -- "the cordite was heavy in the air" (p. 223; cordite ain't used anymore except by Frederick Forsyth) -- it's quite the impressive book. With respect to your post, Luttrell makes it clear at several points that at least his weapon (and perhaps those of his team members as well) was suppressed. So: was it "possible for Luttrell and his team to have killed the goatherds and avoided the combat caused by divulging their position?" Yes. I’m reading Lone Survivor now, and although the ghost’s hand is annoyingly evident at times — “the cordite was heavy in the air” (p. 223; cordite ain’t used anymore except by Frederick Forsyth) — it’s quite the impressive book.

With respect to your post, Luttrell makes it clear at several points that at least his weapon (and perhaps those of his team members as well) was suppressed. So: was it “possible for Luttrell and his team to have killed the goatherds and avoided the combat caused by divulging their position?” Yes.

]]> By: Food for thought | Daily Adult Joke http://www.captainsjournal.com/2007/08/31/the-swing-of-the-pendulum/#comment-22696 Food for thought | Daily Adult Joke Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:58:43 +0000 http://www.captainsjournal.com/2007/08/31/the-swing-of-the-pendulum/#comment-22696 [...] The Captain’s Journal » The Swing of the Pendulum Now that Marcus Luttrell’s book “Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of Seal Team 10″ is a national bestseller, maybe Americans are ready to start discussing the core issue his story brings to light: the inverted morality, even insanity, of the American military’s rules of engagement (ROE). [...] [...] The Captain’s Journal » The Swing of the Pendulum Now that Marcus Luttrell’s book “Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of Seal Team 10″ is a national bestseller, maybe Americans are ready to start discussing the core issue his story brings to light: the inverted morality, even insanity, of the American military’s rules of engagement (ROE). [...]

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