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And the tactic in this case is in response to what coalition troops learned on the battlefields of Afghanistan, namely that the Taliban recover their own dead a
by mpyne 12y ago
And the tactic in this case is in response to what coalition troops learned on the battlefields of Afghanistan, namely that the Taliban recover their own dead and wounded after drone attacks, they don't let ANP, ANA, or locals interfere and possibly capture their wounded leaders alive. Whoever is firing the second shot would still need intelligence that the rescue party is a valid military target though.
Unfortunately Gen. Sherman's quote about war is just as applicable in 2014 as it was after the American Civil War.
- _broody 12y agoForget about the rescue party, there isn't even ever bulletproof intelligence to justify the first drone strike, due to the way targets are acquired. This is well documented, and a serious source of controversy. https://firstlook.org/theintercept/article/2014/02/10/the-nsas-secret-role/ https://firstlook.org/theintercept/article/2014/02/10/the-ns... Doubling down on the carnage by killing medics/family/bystanders who hurry to the rescue of the victims whenever the CIA makes a mistake is just sick, sick, sick.