Sometimes there IS justice

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Lt COL Allen West was an extremely popular commander in Iraq. He was forced to retire because during an intense combat action a few of his men were captured. At the same time his men had captured one of the guys who were with the Iraqis who captured his men.

Knowing that time was crucial and his interrogators were not getting anywhere with the prisoner, Col West took matters into his own hands. He burst into the room and demanded thru an interpreter that the prisoner tell him where his men were being taken. The prisoner refused so Col West took out his pistol, placed it into the prisoner's crotch, and fired. Col West then told the prisoner that the next shot would not miss. The prisoner said he would show where the American service members were being taken. The Americans were rescued. Some one filed a report on incorrect handling of prisoners. Col West was forced to retire.

Col West is from southern Florida, a bastion of the Democratic Party. He ran for and won the congressional seat in a walk...as a Republican.

During the elections he was part of a panel on how to handle or how to relate to Muslims. Interesting to see how uncomfortable with the question the others on the panel are.



 
You can't really fault any person that has studied the history and beliefs of his/our enemy....General Pershing understood it, General Patton understood it, and it's just almost malfeasance of office that our political leaders don't understand it...
 
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