Midknight Review -- new and revised: Rules of engagement - at the center of the new rules is the decision to put our troops at increased risk

Obama has decided "to hell with our troops' safety" as he seeks to win the "hearts and minds" of the Afghan people.

Here are some of the new rules of engagement in the
Afghan War.

1. We have a "catch and release" policy that finds our soldiers being ordered to release battlefield captures unless they are [almost] immediately turned over to Afghan authorities. They have 96 hours to make the transfer or release the captive back into the civilian population.

2. Air support is not allowed if there is risk to the surrounding civilian population - putting our soldiers in great danger, at times.

3. Terrorist cannot be targeted unless and until it can be proven that they actually shot at our troops. For example, if there is a gun battle involving a house full of terrorists, if they lay down their guns inside the home and walk out, our soldiers have to let them go on their way !!

4. In many cases, Miranda rights are being read on the battlefield, ending any opportunity for interrogation.

5. When a terrorist house is identified and surrounded, our troops must wait 72 hours before firing on that house.

6. US troops are not allowed to pursue enemy combatants if they flee into a civil occupied area.

7. Harsh treatment of captives is disallowed. This includes harsh language used against them !!

source: FoxNews over a period of time.
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The Stated Nonsense from the Left now includes these Progressive goals:

July 2, 2008, Obama had this to say: "We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded."

MICHELLE OBAMA: "Barack knows that we are going to have to make sacrifices; we are going to have to change our conversation; we're going to have to change our traditions, our history; we're going to have to move into a different place as a nation."

“ . . . . . . they have become a generation of activists possessed with that most American of ideas – that people who love their country can change it.” -- Obama the Radical

On September 30, Van Jones told MSNBC "I think everybody should hold onto your seats. October is going to be the turning point when it comes to the progressive fight back."

Midknight Review -- new and revised

Rules of engagement - at the center of the new rules is the decision to put our troops at increased risk

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