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In those tribal areas of the mountains the Warlords are the only law. Our soldiers may have nominal control over military ops but for tribal decisions on law its up to the Warlords. Neither Taliban nor tribal chiefs ever signed or cared about the Geneva Convention it was probably all about payback. This has been going on for years in that part of the world and even in civilized countries in Europe during wars there. Having US soldiers there to witness this doesn't change much. Some of you have grandiose thoughts that they should intervene to help stop the killing but self-preservation rules the battlefield. Common sense would tell you they couldn't stop the killings and would have ended up in a shallow trench themselves. They may follow the SF when attacking the Taliban because we have good tactics but the SF can't dictate a culture change. Reality it’s sad but part of war. Many are trying to make this into some hit piece again against Bush and the US military all the while turning a blind eye towards Rwanda or the Sudan were those numbers are in the hundreds of thousands. There are no courts there, no lawyers, no video tapes of past atrocities against them. Unfortunately this is how they seek justice in that part of the world. Many don't like to compare cultures as its all relative I think you find thats its not by this example. Right now the most important agenda for Afganistan is to eliminate the Taliban. After that is accomplished disarming and bringing stabilty to these isolated areas can be accomplished for the new government.
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