Beheading of Soldiers Make War Personal
Word coming out of Iraq is that the two missing soldiers, Pfc. Kristian Menchaca and Pfc. Thomas Tucker, were beheaded, thus the need for DNA testing. Ever since the death of Abu al-Zarqawi, the new al-Queda leader in Iraq, Abu Hamza al-Juhjir, has been trying to make a name for himself, this time by personally beheading these two American soldiers. He may have made a larger splash than he wanted.
I predicted two years ago that if terrorists in Iraq started beheading American military captives,
… the terrorists will learn something else: they have made the war personal. When that happens, the American experience of war shows that our troops will shed the veneer of restraint like a snake’s skin. And for every American head Zarqawi severs, he will soon find three of his own men’s heads.
That kind of retribution by US troops has happened before; read the post for more information.
It is one thing to fight and see your friends and fellow soldiers die beside you. It is quite another to see what these animals did to these soldier’s tortured bodies. It does get personal. Americans in the past have used their anger to not only defeat, but to humiliate their enemies. I do not condone torturing captured terrorists, but I will predict that the torture and beheading of two of our soldiers will result in our military capturing even fewer terrorists than before. I figure most of the terrorists and insurgents will die while ‘battling’ against our soldiers. These animals better hope they don’t capture and behead any of our Marines. Marines are known for their long memories.
Hat tip: Murdoc Online
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