http://www.politicsright.com/2007/06/07/the-war-on-terror-political-correctness-gone-mad/ Politics Right: News for the People Tue, 22 May 2012 19:40:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 http://www.politicsright.com/2007/06/07/the-war-on-terror-political-correctness-gone-mad/#comment-104 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:19:16 +0000 http://www.politicsright.com/2007/06/07/the-war-on-terror-political-correctness-gone-mad/#comment-104 Sorry, but I served two tours as a Force Recon Marine in Iraq, and the last thing we had room for in our HMMWVs was SCUBA tanks! We never experienced a HMMWV falling the river, and we sure as hell didn't have explosives at the ready to blow the doors off underwater. As for the rules of engagement (ROE)- they aren't that complicated or restrictive. I never saw the 28 page version. The military attorneys and commanders made the ROE very simple for us- if the enemy presents hostile act and hostile intent you can employ deadly force - as simple as that. Our Marines are backed up by their superiors in most cases. Sorry, but I served two tours as a Force Recon Marine in Iraq, and the last thing we had room for in our HMMWVs was SCUBA tanks! We never experienced a HMMWV falling the river, and we sure as hell didn’t have explosives at the ready to blow the doors off underwater. As for the rules of engagement (ROE)- they aren’t that complicated or restrictive. I never saw the 28 page version. The military attorneys and commanders made the ROE very simple for us- if the enemy presents hostile act and hostile intent you can employ deadly force - as simple as that. Our Marines are backed up by their superiors in most cases.

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