UN Cdr asks troops to surrender

[Badger52]

WTF, over?

Full story here.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES—The Philippine military said Monday that a U.N. peacekeeping commander in the Golan Heights should be investigated for allegedly asking Filipino troops to surrender to Syrian rebels who had attacked and surrounded their camp.

Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang said he advised the 40 Filipino peacekeepers not to lay down their arms, and they defied the U.N. peacekeeping commander’s order. Instead, they staged a daring escape from the Golan Heights camp over the weekend, ending a tense, days-long standoff.

More at the link above. Good on the troops for telling him to pound sand.

"Our stand is, we will not allow our soldiers to become sacrificial pawns in order to save the Fijians,” Catapang told The Associated Press. “They should look for other ways and means to save the Fijians."

[NurseTim]

Were the french in charge?

[Badger52]

Not this time, but it would appear that the Indian Army officer currently in charge of UNDOF isn't looking too good.

[Stobey]

Great idea, you loser (at the UN - Useless Nincompoops). Surrender to the izlamofascists so that they can use you in their next jihadi beheading video. F@#* that! Kudos to the Phillippines commander who cared for his men and refused to obey a UN order! Rather die fighting on my feet than on my knees in the grip of some jihadist SOB who wants me to star in his next jihadi porno flick!

That was their attitude; and God bless 'em, they escaped to fight another day!

[MtnGoat]

Originally Posted by Stobey

(at the UN - Useless Nincompoops).

Love this!!

Originally Posted by Stobey

F@#* that! Kudos to the Phillippines commander who cared for his men and refused to obey a UN order! Rather die fighting on my feet than on my knees in the grip of some jihadist SOB who wants me to star in his next jihadi porno flick!

Amen.. Live fighting, that's what a Soldier does. Get rid of the UN, I wish!!

[Scimitar]

The UNs always had a pacifist stance with its "observers". It reminds me of static security guards, "observe from a distance". Half of warfare is making sure your enemy knows you have teeth and will use them.

[Stobey]

Originally Posted by Scimitar

Half of warfare is making sure your enemy knows you have teeth and will use them.

Exactly! Use them intelligently - and ruthlessly. Our ROE must be changed to favor our soldiers and not the enemy!

There was a reason the muzzies turned back when they saw what Vlad the Impaler had on display. I'm no fan of Vlad, because he used this particularly horrific means of torture/murder against his own people; but it sure sent a message to the jihadi hordes who had designs upon his realm.