If ISIS is a clear threat then why...

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 19 May 2015 12:56:31 -0400

http://www.infowars.com/in-iraq-isis-is-winning-and-the-united-states-is-losing/

Why are we arresting our own for the killings of their citizens, if they have killed some of ours along with our allies? It seems they have no "rules of engagement" so why do we toward them? Of course we need a standard and some of our soldiers have done wrong but some have also been put in prison for protecting themself in a state of what they thought of as danger. Why are we trying to fight so humane if they are not?

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made May 19 at 2015 1:05 PM

MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca — Tue, 19 May 2015 13:05:46 -0400

Rules separate us from them, that's why. We need to present ourselves as not stooping to their level to maintain our credibility.

Response by SrA Edward Vong made May 19 at 2015 1:06 PM

SrA Edward Vong — Tue, 19 May 2015 13:06:12 -0400

"An eye for an eye makes the world go blind"

Response by Maj Private RallyPoint Member made May 19 at 2015 1:12 PM

Maj Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 19 May 2015 13:12:04 -0400

We must hold ourselves to a higher standard than Da'esh, or we'll just be savages like they are.

Response by COL Mikel J. Burroughs made May 19 at 2015 1:18 PM

COL Mikel J. Burroughs — Tue, 19 May 2015 13:18:25 -0400

PFC Sugg we fight and engage the enemy under the rules of engagement that we have been taught since day 1 when we entered the service through ROE that has been established in each AO we currently participate in and we follow the guidelines of the Geneva Convention when it comes to Prisoners of War. As a world leader and nation we have to live and fight by those rules we set for ourselves as a military and a world force. We may not agree with those principles that we have set for ourselves and today's enemy (ISIS) clearly will not follow those rules, but it provides our service members with a roadmap and a humanitarian guide that must be followed. It establishes the discipline that we instill in our men and woman to follow no matter what the cost. When we cross over those boundaries we are held accountable. That may not be the answer you are looking for, but one we must follow!

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made May 19 at 2015 1:39 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Tue, 19 May 2015 13:39:49 -0400

ISIS uses a total war concept where they target anything and anyone they want to destroy or kill. We are fighting a limited war based on ROE and Law of War.