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Title: Think Tank - Syria and Hussein, POWs
Post by: Yeager on April 12, 2003, 12:49:53 AM
Lets suppose displaced elements of the Hussein regime have fled to the sanctuary of Damascus.

Lets further suppose that the American POWs have been taken to Damascus along with those so displaced.

Whats should be done?

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Lets then suppose that the American POWs have not been taken to Damascus but instead, have been executed.

What should be done?

Lets have a discussion
Title: Think Tank - Syria and Hussein, POWs
Post by: Reschke on April 12, 2003, 02:11:01 AM
Case #1:

Go get em once we have firm intel on their location. Try to get in as quickly as possible and eliminate any targets of opportunity that might appear. Hope like hell that the POW's were not moved on a "regular" schedule to keep us guessing at their actual location.

Case #2:

Find the bastards and bring them to Alabama. I have a dull knife and some friends of mine have access to areas where no one will hear them scream and televise it on Al Jazera. It may not solve the problems but I guarantee that people who take POW's will treat them a little bit better once it is "leaked" how we found out those who were responsible paid the price with their lives in a slow painful fashion.
Title: Think Tank - Syria and Hussein, POWs
Post by: hawk220 on April 12, 2003, 08:39:14 AM
I'm pretty sure any remaining POWs are dead. There isn't much we can do about it, as the powers that be there are pretty much dead too.


If they find that SH ran off to Syria, I don't think they will threaten attack or invasion, but would use other forms of pressure in order to get his bellybutton back.
Title: Think Tank - Syria and Hussein, POWs
Post by: -Concho- on April 12, 2003, 09:26:18 AM
*note to self

never piss off someone from Alabama...
Title: Think Tank - Syria and Hussein, POWs
Post by: vorticon on April 12, 2003, 09:29:26 AM
give em a kurt tank invention...they kill themselves with it before anything else happens
Title: Think Tank - Syria and Hussein, POWs
Post by: Reschke on April 12, 2003, 09:54:17 AM
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Originally posted by -Concho-
*note to self

never piss off someone from Alabama...


We could just as easily bring them to Texas to prolong their suffering.
Title: Think Tank - Syria and Hussein, POWs
Post by: lazs2 on April 12, 2003, 10:01:07 AM
Tell syrian bosses that if they want to continue to use gold toilet seats that they need to behave.   with us or against us.
lazs
Title: Think Tank - Syria and Hussein, POWs
Post by: anonymous on April 12, 2003, 01:44:44 PM
what would syria leaders have to gain by allowing senior wanted iraqis or American pows to be brought into syria?
Title: Think Tank - Syria and Hussein, POWs
Post by: lord dolf vader on April 12, 2003, 01:46:33 PM
dont know where your from in texas, but im not a torturer nor a cold blooded killer. if thos men were killed we find the men give them a fair trial and kill them. humanly. they will be just as dead.

you never achieve any good goal with torture. read some history.
Title: Think Tank - Syria and Hussein, POWs
Post by: anonymous on April 12, 2003, 01:48:33 PM
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Originally posted by hawk220
I'm pretty sure any remaining POWs are dead. There isn't much we can do about it, as the powers that be there are pretty much dead too.


dunno about that the coc has been so disrupted they could be somewhere and officers in charge of them are dead and no other leaders know their exact pos. no point in killing them really they good as bargaining tool. think about it like this you are iraqi col. and have control of some pow. what better way to look like good guy and get family set up in nice country than by using pow as bargaining chip at end of war. usually when pows killed it happen before they reach senior leaders or intel types. some low level dude carring a rifle who doesnt understand how valuable western pows are.
Title: Re: Think Tank - Syria and Hussein, POWs
Post by: Boroda on April 12, 2003, 01:57:47 PM
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Originally posted by Yeager
Lets suppose displaced elements of the Hussein regime have fled to the sanctuary of Damascus.

Lets further suppose that the American POWs have been taken to Damascus along with those so displaced.

Whats should be done?


People dressed in Syrian uniforms should attack a "coalition" radio-station near the border?...

:rolleyes:
Title: Think Tank - Syria and Hussein, POWs
Post by: Mini D on April 12, 2003, 02:13:52 PM
I can't fault a nation for giving Saddam assylum.  Its their right.  Whether its Russia, Syria or France.

I feel a deep sense of pity for any people that would hide our POWs after this war is over.

MiniD
Title: Re: Re: Think Tank - Syria and Hussein, POWs
Post by: straffo on April 12, 2003, 02:15:59 PM
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Originally posted by Boroda
People dressed in Syrian uniforms should attack a "coalition" radio-station near the border?...

:rolleyes:

remind me something ...
Title: Think Tank - Syria and Hussein, POWs
Post by: Frogm4n on April 12, 2003, 02:16:57 PM
this scenerio is only something an idiot would think up. Syria wouldnt touch american pow's with a 10 foot pole. or saddam for that matter.
Title: Think Tank - Syria and Hussein, POWs
Post by: Hangtime on April 12, 2003, 02:23:09 PM
It would be folly to assume that syria looks upon the situation in iraq without some serious mental masturbation.

they can't believe they can intimidate the US. Or resist our attention should we make certain requests.

If they have our guys or saddams henchmen and we find proof.. we will make those 'certain' demands.
Title: Think Tank - Syria and Hussein, POWs
Post by: Steve on April 12, 2003, 02:25:15 PM
Frogman, I suppose Syria wouldn't send over night vision goggles either?
Title: Think Tank - Syria and Hussein, POWs
Post by: Frogm4n on April 12, 2003, 02:32:39 PM
its one thing to sell equipment that wont get you into any trouble. and its another thing to allow POWs brought into your country that will get you into a war. Syria isnt that stupid. Posts like these remind me of past posts of people claiming the chinese were gonna help the taliban or that russia had thousands of volunteers rushing to help iraq. Reminds me of Dale from king of the hill. next thing you will be saying is how someone stole your camaro to use in WMD production.
Title: Think Tank - Syria and Hussein, POWs
Post by: Scootter on April 12, 2003, 05:41:55 PM
WOW for once I freaking agree with Frog, hold on to somthing solid as the world will now stop turning.

I only hope he... aahh we are right.
Title: Think Tank - Syria and Hussein, POWs
Post by: Frogm4n on April 12, 2003, 05:47:35 PM
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Title: Think Tank - Syria and Hussein, POWs
Post by: Reschke on April 12, 2003, 08:03:08 PM
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Originally posted by lord dolf vader
dont know where your from in texas, but im not a torturer nor a cold blooded killer. if thos men were killed we find the men give them a fair trial and kill them. humanly. they will be just as dead.

you never achieve any good goal with torture. read some history.


You're right about that torture never achieves anything positive. I never said it was torture. Just a slow death sentence. Torture is one thing you do to get someone to say exactly what you want in a really negative manner. A dull knife and a public broadcast is something that guarantees ratings for public executions in Islamic countries.
Title: Think Tank - Syria and Hussein, POWs
Post by: Mini D on April 13, 2003, 10:57:21 AM
Seems the evils of the enemy have been over exagerated.  At least this thread only becomes a 1 part hypothetical question.

MiniD
Title: Think Tank - Syria and Hussein, POWs
Post by: Frogm4n on April 13, 2003, 11:09:07 AM
damn it miniD those are lookalikes, the real POWs are in route to syria via the russian embassy in a conversion van that was used to make nuclear weopons that may or may not have been barried in a school yard.