The Rumsfeld memo

[€uroMeinke]

Originally Posted by Motorboat Cruiser

we could have flown them to a military base in the US, trained them sans the distraction of death threats and bombs, then returned them to the country. It would have greatly reduced the defections and made them better trained soldiers who stood a far better chance of doing their job effectively and enthusiastically.

That would have also required them to leave thier families, who certainly would have also been exposed to the same sort death threat, bombings, and kidknappings they currently are experienceing, so I'm not so sure you'd have as willing a set of recruits.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

That would have also required them to leave thier families, who certainly would have also been exposed to the same sort death threat, bombings, and kidknappings they currently are experienceing, so I'm not so sure you'd have as willing a set of recruits.

All good points that I hadn't thought of. I'm not sure those are insurmountable issues but they would be difficult to overcome.