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Originally Posted by Damien
I think that would just increase support for taking ISIS on.
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Me too. We lost troops who were burned and mutilated in Iraq/Afghanistan, not quite in ISIL production quality but nonetheless true. Soldiers blown to bits, gunned down by supposed 'allies', burned alive in helicopters, personnel carriers and the like. It didn't make any difference. Furthermore we've seen everything nasty ISIL can do to their defenceless victims time and time again, whether it's beheading volunteers, drowning prisoners or mowing down unarmed people in ditches. As sad as it may be, the fate of any captured pilots won't make the slightest difference. In fact it'd probably make more difference to our policy if they were kept alive and used as bargaining chips.