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Originally Posted by bradclark1
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Originally Posted by The Avon Lady
I'm very happy for the return of the sailors but I'm anxious to hear how and why they were converted to spineless dead fish for all the world to see. Was that part of their training or were they threatened?
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Isn't that SOP?
I'm sure that I've read (Bravo 2 Zero & Tornado Down, pinch of salt/artistic license) that the standard proceedure to be as submissive & non-combatant as possible to ensure that you are not singled out by your captors.
I'm also sure that there a 2 other possible reasons.
The first being that it's probably not a good idea to act all macho/conquering hero types after a situation like this, doing so is likely to inflame matters and probably increase the likelyhood of this happening again.
The second is a little more sinister. To gain public support by showing our down-trodden or mistreated troops returning home. Now, why would the government need to raise public support.:hmm: