tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236695365244926782.post1873350283522018810..comments2023-09-16T03:06:44.703-07:00Comments on III Percent: Strategy & Tactics: HostagesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236695365244926782.post-75703560284257747222014-04-27T21:42:41.127-07:002014-04-27T21:42:41.127-07:00Hostage taking is always a loser. It is seen by th...Hostage taking is always a loser. It is seen by the "sheep" as terrorist, and has no point and no value the moment the enemy "wrights off" the hostage. Execution of enemy prisoners is only marginally effective IF the enemy places value on human life. If they don't then you place your teams at increased risk, for less gain than could be achieved by striking a single "high value" infrastructure target . Targets that pose far less risk of team loss , capture, retaliation upon families and local civilians (the very people whose support you want) and bad "PR" During WW-2 this tactic was tried by the "underground" in several country's and it ALWAYS failed to gain the underground's goal's and in several cases led to the loss of support of the civilian population and capture and / or death for the underground. With no lasting harm done to the enemy.----Ray Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com