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> If the enemy refuses to wear a uniform? Do we just let them go? The British policy on this, under which I grew up, was to treat such a scenario as a 'police
by dingaling 13y ago
> If the enemy refuses to wear a uniform? Do we just let them go?
The British policy on this, under which I grew up, was to treat such a scenario as a 'police action' wherein military presence was used to bring the situation to a point where the police could intervene.
Certainly troops operated checkpoints, patrolled streets and operated intelligence gathering, but all actions were in assistance to the constabulary. The ROE for line soldiers were extremely strict and even firing in self-defence was not automatically assured. A soldier could pin a suspect on the pavement but only a police officer could arrest him.
- gadders 13y agoAnd if the terrorists are in a country which does not want to launch military action against the bad actors within their borders?
- lmm 13y agoThen either you go to war - actual, declared war - with that country, or you put up with it.
- jryle70 13y agoSo what do you think if US wages war against Iran, Syria, Pakistan, Egypt, Somalia, Sudan, Lybia, at the same time? As a US citizen, do you approve of that? How about the US public?
- lmm 13y agoOk, I was simplifying; diplomatic sanctions are an option, and, I think, the appropriate way to handle the case of "this country is generally ok apart from harbouring some international criminals.