What is the best way to deal with suicide bombers?

msfe · Mar 30, 2003

Quote from freealways:

Is anyone else detecting a subtle change in Msfe's posts ?

He obviously is aware that he is under CIA scrutiny.

freealways

good 1 - bwaaahahaha

hapaboy · Mar 30, 2003

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One unfallible solution would be to make a statement (and mean it) along the following lines : 'One more such deed and we will wipe you all out and that is a promise, not a threat.'

Not sure I understand you here. Wipe all of who out? You're not suggesting Iraqi civilians are you? And if you mean to restrict it to the military, that would backfire in the sense that soldiers who want to surrender would now indeed fight for their very survival. Besides, the suicide bombers may be Hamas or Fatah, not necessarily Iraqis.

lundy · Mar 30, 2003

when someone or a group of people approach, they must strip naked and walk across a 200 yard stretch. Then all their clothes and belongings are destroyed from a distance.

Anyone who approaches without doing the above gets treated as an enemy.

Then we provide them with new clothes and uhhh... belongings.

hapaboy · Mar 30, 2003

Quote from lundy:

when someone or a group of people approach, they must strip naked and walk across a 200 yard stretch. Then all their clothes and belongings are destroyed from a distance.

Anyone who approaches without doing the above gets treated as an enemy.

Then we provide them with new clothes and uhhh... belongings.

uhhh.....sure.

Babak · Mar 30, 2003

Quote from lundy:

when someone or a group of people approach, they must strip naked and walk across a 200 yard stretch.

I would have to concur, but only if they happen to be cute girls.

freealways · Mar 30, 2003

Hapaboy, said : "Not sure I understand you here. Wipe all of who out? You're not suggesting Iraqi civilians are you? And if you mean to restrict it to the military, that would backfire in the sense that soldiers who want to surrender would now indeed fight for their very survival. "

Yes that is right. One only has to do that once and the whole world will know they cannot f... around with Americans.

It is clear that EACH country must accept responsibility for their people's actions.

So if there is one more suicide attack and the US were to retaliate in the suggested manner how many more suicide attacks do you think there will be (there or anywhere else in the world) ?

As you may notice I am now more gung-ho than Candletwit if that is possible (but without the abuse).

(Now I don't need a smart alick to say that my suggestion is abuse enough as it is. )

freealways

Dragn · Mar 30, 2003

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What is the solution? How do you deal with the threat of suicide bombers in context of processing a war?

What strategy makes the most sense?

No solution.......

Dragn

Ken_DTU · Mar 31, 2003

Quote from Babak:

I would have to concur, but only if they happen to be cute girls.

lol.

rs7 · Mar 31, 2003

Quote from Dragn:

No solution.......

Dragn

Of course there is a solution. Just because we haven't found one that works, doesn't mean it isn't there.

How about this? (not saying I advocate it....just an example of what could or might work).

Suicide bombers have their families financially compensated by terrorist groups and apparently now by terrorist states.

Make the families legal coconspirators. A suicide bomber does his act, his family goes to prison. Perhaps that would slow them down.

Or capture an unsuccessful suicide bomber, and sentence him (or her) to detonate themselves in a safe place. (Not for them). Thus heightening the "risk" if not successful (which many are not). Having them do it in front of their families might add a nice touch.

Or capture those who attempt to be suicide bombers, and send them to New Jersey and tell them this is really Paradise....go find 72 virgins. Then send 'em back to tell their pals.

Or lock them in a room with Wild for a month. Really send them a message.

Somehow, a real solution will come to be realized. Of course, nothing can ever be 100%. A President can still be assassinated, despite the highest degree of security so far possible. But the heightened efforts have certainly cut down the attempts since Reagan was shot. Down to zero so far. and hopefully forever.

OPTIONAL777 · Mar 31, 2003

Quote from rs7:

Of course there is a solution. Just because we haven't found one that works, doesn't mean it isn't there.

How about this? (not saying I advocate it....just an example of what could or might work).

Suicide bombers have their families financially compensated by terrorist groups and apparently now by terrorist states.

Make the families legal coconspirators. A suicide bomber does his act, his family goes to prison. Perhaps that would slow them down.

Or capture an unsuccessful suicide bomber, and sentence him (or her) to detonate themselves in a safe place. (Not for them). Thus heightening the "risk" if not successful (which many are not). Having them do it in front of their families might add a nice touch.

Or capture those who attempt to be suicide bombers, and send them to New Jersey and tell them this is really Paradise....go find 72 virgins. Then send 'em back to tell their pals.

Or lock them in a room with Wild for a month. Really send them a message.

Somehow, a real solution will come to be realized. Of course, nothing can ever be 100%. A President can still be assassinated, despite the highest degree of security so far possible. But the heightened efforts have certainly cut down the attempts since Reagan was shot. Down to zero so far. and hopefully forever.

Locking them in a room with Wild for any length of time is considered cruel and unusual punishment, and is a direct violation of the Geneva Convention.