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2005-10-26 Iraq

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Posted by Anonymoose 2005-10-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The Army lawyer ultimately approved the shot, but the process took nearly 10 minutes and by that time the insurgent had disappeared from site. "I donât want to kill anybody unless Iâm absolutely sure," Cloutier said afterward.

Failure to take military action when neccesary will get a commander sacked in no time. Why doe this JAgGoff fella get a pass on his own imcomptence?

Posted by badanov 2005-10-26 00:27|| http://www.freefirezone.org]">[http://www.freefirezone.org] 2005-10-26 00:27|| Front Page Top

#2 What the hell kinda Colonel(s) is the USDOD making these days - just tell the sniper to shoot to wound in the foot/legs iff the man refuses to stop, shoot to kill or wid discretion iff he's armed. Furthermore, where's the sniper's spotter in all this as you don't send a sniper out by his lonesome - one man doth NOT a sniper- or recce- team make. You don't need lawyers as snipers are trained to wound, as they are also trained to shoot as warning shots wid out either wounding or killing.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2005-10-26 04:43|| 2005-10-26 04:43|| Front Page Top

#3 Got a nice desk back at the Pentagon for Lt. Col. Cloutier where he can't get anybody killed?

Posted by tu3031 2005-10-26 08:24|| 2005-10-26 08:24|| Front Page Top

#4 I can kinda-sorta understand this. Iraq is a sovereign nation with a constitution and its own army and police force. I love dead terrorists and supporters, and this policy is of course way to constricting, but I

Posted by Jackal (from jury room) 2005-10-26 10:23|| 2005-10-26 10:23|| Front Page Top

#5 Jackal, you sly dog. Blogging from court! Heh.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-10-26 10:26|| 2005-10-26 10:26|| Front Page Top

#6 Careful or they'll take away your technology.

Posted by MunkarKat 2005-10-26 12:49|| 2005-10-26 12:49|| Front Page Top

#7 From the abrupt ending of Jackals post, it looks like they did.

Posted by Grunter 2005-10-26 13:13|| 2005-10-26 13:13|| Front Page Top

#8 i am still wondering about the "...digging holes in the road or setting roadside bombs after curfew," phrase; does that mean ther are approved hole digging times???
/sarcasm off

Posted by USN, ret. 2005-10-26 14:22|| 2005-10-26 14:22|| Front Page Top

#9 As I was saying, I can understand the rules being different when we are occupying an enemy state from when were are helping defend a semi-friendly state.

[I had to quit because I got called; they wanted 225 people to get a jury of 12 (+2). I wasn't one of them.]

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2005-10-26 20:09|| home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2005-10-26 20:09|| Front Page Top

#10 "Mr. Jackal, report to Court 2B..."

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-10-26 21:27|| 2005-10-26 21:27|| Front Page Top

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