It is classically bad IO
A friend of mine offered a blog piece on it today
Monday, November 17, 2008
Masks: A PSYACT Themselves
Having discussed interpreters in the previous post, let me turn my attention to the issues of masks themselves. The quote below reminds me of a 1929 line from then Secretary of State Henry Stimson, “Gentlemen don’t read other people’s mail.”
I can't imagine what idiot came up with this rule.
I am willing to bet it has something to do with the same leaders that love PT Belts in the chow hall.
Found this quote in the Chicago Tribune today:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/n...,4707457.story"We are a professional Army, and professional units don't conceal their identity by wearing masks," Lt. Col. Steve Stover, a U.S. military spokesman.
Wow. I'm speechless at our stupidity.
Last edited by jkm_101_fso; 11-17-2008 at 06:05 PM.
Sir, what the hell are we doing?
This is just another sad chapter in the on-going failure of the military to protect it's Iraqi resources. We should absolutly be offering amnisty to Iraqi's that have endangered there life to help us, even if it is on a temporary basis. We should also facilitate any other options that will allow them to feel safe as possible.
Reed
know why my hair is so gray. 50 year of idiocy, that's why -- and it's getting worse instead of better...
I feel sorry for that poor LTC spokesperson -- he had to say that with a straight face...
Nuts. I mean the ones in Baghdad (or Tampa -- that sounds like some of their idiocy...)
The mindset embodied in that message - the belief that you can just declare something to be "what a professional force does" and then have others embrace it due to your flawless reasoning - never ceased to mystify me. Without any explanation as to why such a claim is valid, or inquiry into whether it is true, or thought as to whether it makes any sense, it is just supposed to be accepted and become standard procedure.We are a professional Army, and professional units don't conceal their identity by wearing masks," Lt. Col. Steve Stover, a U.S. military spokesman.
I'm sorry, but I cannot get over this. It is insane.
I was responsible for getting an interpreter killed in Iraq, I have to do something about this.
If anyone knows or can find out what G.O. is responsible for this decision, please let me know. I'm going to make some calls on my end.
I will find out who is responsible for this and I will contact them personally. Maybe it won’t help anything. But I can't sit idly by and watch innocent Iraqis get killed or lose their jobs.
I'm starting with LTC Stover. I realize he is probably not the one who made the call, but he knows who did. I am going to contact him on AKO. I recommend those that can, should as well.
Below is a picture of Adwan Taher and I on patrol. I took him on a mission near his village; a big mistake on my part. His identity was compromised by a local thug and he was shot to death in front of his family a week later.
Sir, what the hell are we doing?
Air Assault - go get em!
Hacksaw
Say hello to my 2 x 4
The good LTC might have a point if the terps were members of our "professional Army."We are a professional Army, and professional units don't conceal their identity by wearing masks," Lt. Col. Steve Stover, a U.S. military spokesman.
that the remaining terps are the ones that actually work for different insurgent groups as intelligence collectors. Guess what- the counter-intelligence folks will always be those that speak the best english and have a smile on their face....
Wow...I'm speechless so I'm gonna quit typing and go back to my hole.
Amazing, the moment I start to believe we're getting smarter and actually "maturing" as GEN Casey believes, I'm brought back to reality.
Honestly, this is worse than Boston trading Babe Ruth.
v/r
Mike
Typical of us always wanting to fight with one hand tied behind our back. Trying to apply our system of 'justice" on our battlefields is doomed to failure. Another example of too many lawyers being placed into positions of responsibility.
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