Jacob Laskin reviews Brian DePalma’s “Redacted” at Frontpage. He points out in a much gentler way than I did when I said we’re turning our soldiers into a bunch of social workers - “our soldiers aren’t ruthless, they’re not ruthless enough.”

He illustrates many examples, including Scott Beachamp’s claims and Jimmy Massey’s claims and how they’re so well-received outside the U.S. And then he talks about reality - the reality of our boys having their hands tied to the detriment of the fight, and oftentimes which costs more lives. It’s a frightening situation.

“When I went to Iraq in 2004, before entering Fallujah we were given a pep talk. We were told, ‘Kill the rattlesnake before it strikes.’ But when I went back in 2006 as a reporter, I heard [officers] telling those kids things like, ‘If you make a mistake, we’ll come after you.’ I thought to myself, ‘That’s the pep talk you’re giving them?’”

Yeah. Some pep talk.

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