en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/1511550 Comments by mpmomok http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/obama-mismanagement-of-afghan-war-leads-to-needless-deaths/#IDComment89904042 I am the mother of an American Soldier awaiting deployment to Afghanistan. I am terrified for his safety. I read today that July, this month, has been the deadliest month in this 9 year war. I and thousands of others feel that this is directly due to the current ROE. What needs to be addressed is how to protect our men and women in the armed forces first. I understand that we try to limit civilian casualties. But how can you limit casualties when you have no idea who the enemy is. In Afghanistan they make sure to blend with the population. Hide behind the innocent. Our soldiers are supposed to hold their fire and trust that the enemy will show their faces. The enemies behavior is not honorable... they act cowardly and fight dirty. The enemy purposefully places civilians in harms way to blame the Coalition for the deaths of the innocent. Unfortunately, the enemy is aware of our ROE... they can shoot at coalition forces all day.... drop the weapon and walk away. Due to ROE&#039;s we can not shoot him, because now he is considered a civilian not an insurgent. Hmmm, that makes so much sense. People, how does this make sense? The insurgents even dress in burkas, as women!!!!! Very manly, brave and fair. This is who we are fighting... The current Rules of Engagement handcuff our Warriors. It appears to me that we are sending our precious Heroes to their deaths. This is the image of America that is being projected to the rest of the world. The only way to win a war is to fight as hard as you can to win. I beg our leaders to make the proper changes to the ROE to better equip our Warriors to not only protect themselves, but the innocent civilians as well. For more information on how citizens really feel, please go to the ROE FaceBook page. <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/ROE-Rules-of-Engagement-US-Military/133982856628453?ref=ts" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/pages/ROE-Rules-of-Engage...</a> God Bless Our Soldiers and their Families Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:40:09 +0000 http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/obama-mismanagement-of-afghan-war-leads-to-needless-deaths/#IDComment89904042 http://bigpeace.com/jhanson/2010/07/26/new-rules-of-engagement-saving-american-lives-in-afghanistan/#IDComment89888049 My son is leaving for Afghanistan soon. July of 2010 has been the deadliest month since the war began 9 years ago. Can you imagine what I am going through, what all the other mothers, wives, children, families are feeling. The ROE is great in theory. The Taliban do not have an ROE, in fact, the reason so many of our Warriors are dying is a direct result of the current ROE.. There is a Facebook page started for the soul purpose of getting a collective voice to save our Warriors, my son, your son, husband, mother, father.... and everyone else. When our family member enlisted... we all enlist with them. Please help our Soldiers, our Warriors who fight for our Freedom. God Bless America <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/ROE-Rules-of-Engagement-US-Military/133982856628453" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/pages/ROE-Rules-of-Engage...</a> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:41:23 +0000 http://bigpeace.com/jhanson/2010/07/26/new-rules-of-engagement-saving-american-lives-in-afghanistan/#IDComment89888049