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Old 11-06-2003, 08:16 PM   #1
xoxoxoBruce
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Lt Col Alan B West

Lt Col Alan B West was a battalion commander with the 4th Infantry in Iraq. He was "agressive" in his interrogation of a prisoner and probably saved some American lives. He didn't injure the prisoner, just scared the shit out of him.
You can read it here , here and here.
Now my head says he violated the rules and has to pay the price.
He had a chance to bail out and didn't take. We have to set an example for the troops.
But my gut says, WTF! What kind of pussy Army are we running now. He scared the poor Iraq policeman/resistor, oh dear... probably scared him for life. If the tables were turned the Lt Col would probably be dead or wish he was. It's a war, damn it. This is bullshit and it should be stopped right now!
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