{"id":32211,"date":"2012-10-01T17:32:52","date_gmt":"2012-10-01T21:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=32211"},"modified":"2012-10-01T17:32:52","modified_gmt":"2012-10-01T21:32:52","slug":"dempsey-doubles-down-on-the-dumbassery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=32211","title":{"rendered":"Dempsey doubles down on the dumbassery"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs is blaming you guys for the murders of US soldiers by sneaky and cowardly Afghans, too, according a link sent by melle1228 to Fox News<\/a>;<\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t want to be shot in the back by your Afghan training partners, the Pentagon advises, don\u2019t offend their religious sensibilities. Don\u2019t kick your feet up on a table, for instance, and never ask to see a picture of their wives and kids. \u201cThere\u2019s a percentage [of attacks] which are cultural affronts,\u201d Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey said in a recent interview.<\/p>\n

Dempsey echoes the concerns of Gen. Sher Mohammad Karimi, the Afghan National Army\u2019s chief of staff, who earlier this month argued both sides need to do more to \u201cteach\u201d foreign troops Islamic traditions and values to reduce the chance of violent reactions to cultural slights.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There have been more that 50 deaths this year from these types of murders. In August<\/a> we were told by General John Allen that the attacks were because Afghans were dehydrated and hungry from Ramadan, just a week after the White House told us that the scores of casualties this year was “negligible”<\/a>. That was a day<\/a> after three head-shed guys were killed because their desks didn’t face their door<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Taliban even bragged<\/a> that they were able to take advantage by placing their infiltrators in the ranks of the ANA and ANP because of the high rate of recruitment.<\/p>\n

So Dempsey is going to “echo concerns” of the Afghan government – the same government which dismisses the “single shooter” explanation in the Bales massacre<\/a>. the same government which said that the murders were the result of “foreign spies” a few weeks ago<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And where was Dempsey when DoD was warned<\/a> about the possibility of a surge in these attacks a year and a half ago? And it was a scant few weeks ago that Big Army, which includes Dempsey, thought it would be a great idea to have our troops carry weapons<\/a> in a combat zone.<\/p>\n

But here’s a list of things that will get you punished “severely”, according to the Fox article;<\/p>\n

To avoid offending them, US commanders are putting troops through intense Muslim sensitivity training. Among other things, they\u2019ve been ordered to:<\/p>\n

* Wear surgical gloves whenever handling a copy of the Koran.<\/p>\n

* Never walk in front of a praying Muslim.<\/p>\n

* Never show the bottom of boots while sitting or lying across from a Muslim, which in Islam is considered an insult.<\/p>\n

* Never share photos of wives or daughters.<\/p>\n

* Never smoke or eat in front of Muslims during the monthlong Ramadan fasting.<\/p>\n

* Avoid winking, cursing or nose-blowing in the presence of Muslims \u2014 all viewed as insults in Islam.<\/p>\n

* Avoid exiting the shower without a towel.<\/p>\n

* Avoid offering and accepting things with the left hand, which in Islam is reserved for bodily hygiene and considered unclean.<\/p>\n

Troops who violate the sensitivity rules face severe punishment.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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