Military Pushes For Same Broad Rules Of Engagement As Civilian Police Forces
KABUL, Afghanistan — Senior American commanders in Afghanistan are pushing for more permissive Rules of Engagement (ROE) to put their troops on par with domestic law enforcement, Duffel Blog has learned.
“Just because we’ve changed the operation name doesn’t mean this isn’t still a war,” Gen. John F. Campbell, commander of American forces in Afghanistan, said at a joint press conference. “If we’re going to permanently pacify an entire population, we need to think less like the UN, and more like the NYPD.”
Large civilian police departments like those of New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles, have long been the envy of more aggressive military units.
“I’ve always dreamed of joining Albuquerque SWAT,” Staff Sgt. Brian Anderson, currently on his 5th deployment to Afghanistan with the 75th Ranger Regiment, told Duffel Blog. “I just really want to fucking shoot someone.”
The consensus among troops that they have been hamstrung by mincing, limp-wristed bureaucrats is as ubiquitous now as it was…
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