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2004-04-20 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Zenster 2004-04-20 11:35:06 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I notice also that they never give a figure for wounded, just dead. Wounded should be running in the 8000-9000 range, based on the corpse reports.

Posted by mojo 2004-04-20 2:51:37 PM|| 2004-04-20 2:51:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 ...but were forced to do so on foot, as US marine checkpoints had turned back vehicles.

At least Zarqawi probably had to ride a camel out of there. Hope they had to duct tape him to the saddle.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-04-20 2:54:05 PM|| 2004-04-20 2:54:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Easy access for ambulances

NO. Not without a thorough search, coming and going.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-04-20 3:10:18 PM|| 2004-04-20 3:10:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Ambulances leaving the area should be stopped and the casualty transferred to US custody. We'll give them better treatment AND prevent ambulances from being used to escape or transport weapons.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-04-20 3:28:12 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2004-04-20 3:28:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Any wounded Arab male of fighting age should be detained for the length of their recovery. Ballistics tests should be performed on any bullet fragments recovered from their wounds. If they've been hit by American fire, into a compound they go for the duration. We should consider having a UV dye powder on all our bullets so we can determine who people were hit by.

Posted by Zenster 2004-04-20 4:41:56 PM|| 2004-04-20 4:41:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Zenster, that's an interesting Idea. Problem is the usual suspects will claim the powder is designed to ensure the target is dead, or some such foolishness.

Posted by ruprecht 2004-04-20 4:59:06 PM|| 2004-04-20 4:59:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 I wouldn't mind seeing a UV dye gun used to hit gunmen hiding behind women and children. Then when they're spotted later pretending to be innocents they can be dealt with appropriately.

Posted by ruprecht 2004-04-20 5:00:44 PM|| 2004-04-20 5:00:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Hell, whenever they hide behind women and children, just hit the area with a barrage of paint pellets. Relatively harmless to the innocents, and if you use the right dye, everyone who was there is marked for a few weeks.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-04-20 5:44:02 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2004-04-20 5:44:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 RC, that could work, the paint pellets would need an "extra ingedient" though to incapacitate the attacker, any sugestions?

Posted by Evert Visser in NL 2004-04-20 5:49:39 PM|| [http://srv.fotopages.com/?o=867551&t=2] 2004-04-20 5:49:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 larger caliber?

Posted by Frank G 2004-04-20 5:58:16 PM|| 2004-04-20 5:58:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 They have developed a paint ball that contain capsasum(pepper spray)instead of paint.Alternate rounds out to do it.

Posted by raptor 2004-04-20 6:34:14 PM|| 2004-04-20 6:34:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Capsaicin is an interesting idea and is really noxious. But I like the idea of marking 'em with paint so that we can later identify the perp. If you use capsaicin or other noxious agent the LLL will complain that we harmed poor Aunt Fatimah and her kiddies as they were being used as ~~cover~~ human shields.

Mark 'em, and make sure the region knows how the paint can be seen by a Predator drone from 10,000 feet up.

Posted by Steve White 2004-04-20 7:10:19 PM|| 2004-04-20 7:10:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Capsaicin is an interesting idea and is really noxious

Well maybe if you drink it. It makes me sweat and smile and jump up and down AND DEMAND WATER I'M NEEDIN WATER HERE YOU BROWN BUGGERS WATER! IM NEEDING WATER. Excellent stuff. Milk be better cure tho.

Posted by Shipman 2004-04-20 8:18:50 PM|| 2004-04-20 8:18:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 There is existing technology currently used for riot control with water cannons. A penetrating dye is infused into the monitor's reservoir and after hosing down a mob you can cull out any agitators who are males of fighting age. Capturing photo images of the crowd will assist with verification after detainment. Hoods aren't of any use in defeating this.

We need to start doing this right away. Sure would have been nice to pick out each and every b@stard who was cheering on that bridge. I can't imagine why they haven't imported said equipment into Iraq for this exact purpose.

Posted by Zenster 2004-04-20 9:55:20 PM|| 2004-04-20 9:55:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 Rantburg U, Applied technology. graduate degree. I'm taking notes as fast as I can.

Posted by Lucky 2004-04-20 11:58:56 PM|| 2004-04-20 11:58:56 PM|| Front Page Top

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