A few decades back, at Camp Kittyhawk on the DMZ of Korea, there was a tree that blocked part of the view along the access road between North and South Koreas. A few American GIs, and I think one KATUSA (Korean Augmentation To the United States Army) soldier, were sent in to trim the tree. At the same time, North Korea sent in troops in to see what was going on. Welcome to one of the Earth’s Neutral Zones. One GI was killed in the incident. Anyway, the tree was eventually cut down, but it required a B-52, with basic load, circling over the site to get the job done.

The Army loves overkill. You send a squad to catch a man, a platoon to catch a squad, and a company to catch a platoon. This is what allows you to be a winner in the game of serious opposing forces.

And once you've got 'em, keep 'em down. Keep ‘em blind and shackled -- or preferably dead. Trouble is, they've not yet been charged with anything, so killing them would be considered un-American.

Dan