http://www.captainsjournal.com/2008/04/17/british-to-scale-back-violence-against-taliban/ News & Commentary on Warfare, Policy and Counterterrorism Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:15:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.captainsjournal.com/2008/04/17/british-to-scale-back-violence-against-taliban/#comment-25481 Neocon News » Daily Quick Hits 4/20/08 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:47:16 +0000 http://www.captainsjournal.com/?p=1044#comment-25481 [...] British to Scale Back Violence Against Taliban [...] [...] British to Scale Back Violence Against Taliban [...]

]]> http://www.captainsjournal.com/2008/04/17/british-to-scale-back-violence-against-taliban/#comment-25461 jbrookins Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:42:55 +0000 http://www.captainsjournal.com/?p=1044#comment-25461 The idea that for every insurgent killed two will pop us is now and has been one of the dumbest ideas ever put forward. I honestly have no idea what the hell the British have been thinking lately but it's been failing. The Taliban find strength and recruitment in seeing weakness. Talking nicely to them is considered weakness. Every time we fail to follow through when we have them on the run they consider a victory and recruit more. It's really not hard to figure out. The idea that for every insurgent killed two will pop us is now and has been one of the dumbest ideas ever put forward. I honestly have no idea what the hell the British have been thinking lately but it’s been failing. The Taliban find strength and recruitment in seeing weakness. Talking nicely to them is considered weakness. Every time we fail to follow through when we have them on the run they consider a victory and recruit more. It’s really not hard to figure out.

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