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The PH Marines had similar problems - give them better guns and combat support (armoured recon vehicles, gunboats with MLRS capability and laser targeting systems via drones), and they will end the Zamboanga crisis in less than a week.
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2013-09-29, 04:32 | Link #30865 |
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If anything they have something just as good; real life combat experience. They might not be Navy Seals, and are likely not that good at rescuing people, but I am not going to doubt the capacity of these guys to kill things. After all, they are still alive. Africa has conflicts rival those in the Middle East, and anyone who survived long enough in those battles gets my respect, no matter where they came from.
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2013-09-29, 06:09 | Link #30866 |
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The propability of colateral damage will rise significantly when you have to opt for military special forces units instead of spec ops police units.
The difference is not just their training but also the attitude of the people in such units. Typically police units (e.g. SWAT, GSG 9) are more de-escalation oriented and prefer an ask first then shoot mentality. Typically these units are better in negotiating and gathering valuable information for intervention through negotiating. In general these forces are often more reactively solving conflicts (it can still be considered active though). However, typically they do not have to deal with resistance using military grade weapons. The far more devastating and deadly force of the resistance that military special forces (e.g. SAS, DEVGRU, Delta Force, KSK, Speznaz) have to deal with, makes them use a more escalation oriented strategy. However, using such strategies predominently makes such units less capable in the fields of information gathering and negotiation. They act more proactively in order to minimize the time they are exposed to the very deadly force of the resistance they face. But thats also the reason why these units are not ideal as anti terror units in ym oppinion (at least not in hostage situations).
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2013-09-29, 06:34 | Link #30867 |
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House pushes U.S. to the edge of a shutdown
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politi...y.html?hpid=z1 Little update on the Republican's position.
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2013-09-29, 07:37 | Link #30868 | |
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Kenya's regarded as one of the most stable countries in Africa.
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2013-09-29, 08:58 | Link #30869 | |
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2013-09-29, 10:50 | Link #30870 | |
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Japan’s Leader Gives No Ground in Islands Dispute
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2013-09-29, 11:23 | Link #30871 |
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From Bachmann, a persuasive case for why many Republicans don't fear a shutdown
http://washingtonexaminer.com/from-m...rticle/2536546
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2013-09-29, 16:57 | Link #30872 | |
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2013-09-29, 18:14 | Link #30873 | |
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Now, on less sarcastic mood, nationalism, populism, fundamentalism and other ideologies of conservatism are resurging world-wide, which is very alarming, much more than the nuclear deterrent era, where at least societies (of all three worlds) prospered (relatively speaking, considering their individual history) united under the fear of annihilation, which was less probable than now. |
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2013-09-29, 18:49 | Link #30874 | |
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That is the new Asian identity. *sarcasm*
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2013-09-29, 20:49 | Link #30877 |
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Who'll blink? Dems, GOP in shutdown stare down
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...09-29-20-32-31 States resist, build nascent insurance markets http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...09-29-13-53-46 Nigeria: Militants kill students in college attack http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...09-29-16-01-14
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2013-09-30, 05:11 | Link #30878 |
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OZ Minerals says received no bid from Glencore
So the Aussies are supplying metal to Japan to build Gundams?
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2013-09-30, 15:10 | Link #30879 |
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Venezuela jail search yields arsenal
Items found in Sabaneta jail 22,767 rounds of ammunition 105 firearms 92 home-made stab weapons 75 knives 5 grenades 2 mortars Tear gas canisters 12kg of drugs 135 mobile phones "The sweep also uncovered tunnels of up to 15m (50ft) depth, in which more than 12kg (26lb) of marijuana and cocaine were stored." Man! If they had all that stuff why didn't get out by force?
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2013-09-30, 15:31 | Link #30880 | |
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