eagle1462010, post: 19624211
I posted an article from the Military Times.....
You avoided my reply, the MT does not say previous ROE forbid dropping the MOAB on a Taliban infested cave.
Alas:
America dropped 26,171 bombs in 2016. What a bloody end to Obama's reign
Medea Benjamin
According to new figures, the US dropped nearly three bombs every hour, 24 hours a day.
America dropped 26,171 bombs in 2016. What a bloody end to Obama's reign | Medea Benjamin
Now we see why Trumpo dropped one MOAB.
Had to outdo the black guy.
Spike in battlefield deaths linked to restrictive rules of engagement
But
it is clear that the rules of engagement, which restrain troops from firing in order to spare civilian casualties, cut back on airstrikes and artillery strikes — the types of support that protect troops during raids and ambushes.
“In
Afghanistan, the [rules of engagement] that were put in place in 2009 and 2010 have created hesitation and confusion for our war fighters,” said
Wayne Simmons, a retired U.S. intelligence officer who worked in NATO headquarters in Kabul as the rules took effect, first under Army Gen. Stanley M. McChrystal, then Army Gen. David H. Petraeus.
“It is no accident nor a coincidence that from January 2009 to August of 2010, coinciding with the Obama/McChrystal radical change of the [rules of engagement], casualties more than doubled,”
Mr. Simmons said. “The carnage will certainly continue as the already fragile and ineffective [rules] have been further weakened by the
Obama
U.S. Military Rules of Engagement in Afghanistan Questioned
U.S. military commanders say they have repeatedly put their troops in harm’s way for progress that has proved fleeting, according to coalition members working with the U.S.-led military coalition.
“We have the capacity to annihilate the Taliban threat.
But because of the rules of engagement under the new mission, our hands are tied,” said an American adviser to the coalition in Helmand, who described the rules as incomprehensible.
The rules of engagement in Afghanistan changed a year ago, when the U.S. and its allies ended their combat mission and began a new effort consisting of training, advising and assisting Afghan forces, and
conducting counterterrorism operations when needed.
Under the new rules, the U.S. military can’t target militants solely because they are identified as members of the Taliban. U.S. forces can act if the Taliban threaten them or their NATO allies, but aren’t allowed to protect Afghan forces except under what commanders consider extreme cases or when they are accompanied by U.S. forces.
The change occurred in part because the U.S. is trying to nurture peace talks with the Taliban as well as reconciliation with the government of Afghanistan, while handing off primary fighting responsibility to Afghan forces.
cool to see there are other people out there like you and the OP who gets all this.
