TM said (someway back)...
We're talking about people that throw bricks, fire bombs, deliver suicide bombs, and saw-off people's heads. They ain't worth tuppence
and advoactes treating people in a way they "understand". Two points:
If you really believe "they ain't worth tuppence" then by acting in a similar manner are you not devaluing yourself?
If our troops can remain calm they retain control, it seems such attacks are designed to provoke a reaction... if our troops do react then they've lost. End of...
What next, shades of the Indian Mutiny, and rioting crowds being machine gunned... I thought we'd moved on a bit over the last 100-150yrs and learned a few lessons, maybe not as many as I thought?