Politically Correct Rules of Engagement (ROE) Getting Our Troops Killed
As we found out with the Ft. Hood terrorist attack, political correctness is literally killing American civilians. This has been the case in the military for quite some time, but thanks to a well-written story in the Washington Times, we get a much better idea of just how deadly politically correct ROE are.
Our enemy has no rules; we have many.
“We have to follow the Karzai 12 rules. But the Taliban has no rules,” he [Capt. Casey Thoreen] said. “Our soldiers have to juggle all these rules and regulations and they do it without hesitation despite everything. It’s not easy for anyone out here.”
“Karzai 12″ refers to Afghanistan’s newly re-elected president, Hamid Karzai, and a dozen rules set down by Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the commander of U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, to try to keep Afghan civilian casualties to a minimum.
“It’s a framework to ensure cultural sensitivity in planning and executing operations,” said Capt. Thoreen. “It’s a set of rules and could be characterized as part of the ROE,” he said, referring to the rules of engagement.
Dozens of U.S. soldiers who spoke to The Washington Times during a recent visit to southern Afghanistan said these rules sometimes make a perilous mission even more difficult and dangerous.
Many times, the soldiers said, insurgents have escaped because U.S. forces are enforcing the rules. Meanwhile, they say, the toll of U.S. dead and injured is mounting.
Here are just a few of the ROE as described in interviews to the Washington Times:
- No night or surprise searches.
- Villagers have to be warned prior to searches.
- ANA or ANP must accompany U.S. units on searches.
- U.S. soldiers may not fire at the enemy unless the enemy is preparing to fire first.
- U.S. forces cannot engage the enemy if civilians are present.
- Only women can search women.
- Troops can fire at an insurgent if they catch him placing an IED but not if insurgents are walking away from an area where explosives have been laid.
No night or surprise searches?
U.S. soldiers may not fire at the enemy unless the enemy is preparing to fire first??
U.S. forces cannot engage the enemy if civilians are present???
And you wonder why we’re not winning the war decisively (if at all)??? This is a result of liberalism–caring about the enemy’s feelings and his perception of us. It’s utterly ridiculous.
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