WHY CAN'T MORE BE DONE ABOUT IED's?

MY CONTAINER GARDEN

Article original wrote back on 04 October 2007

As you know, certain news events tweak my interest and I sometimes make a comment. Something’s I should leave alone, but I guess I’m somewhat of a busybody. The other day I was listening to this fellow on TV explain that two thirds of the casualties in the Iraq war were from improvised explosive devices (IED’s).

Like everyone else I don’t have an answer, However I felt a need to weigh in on this, maybe something I say might make a difference. Like the fellow on TV said, it really is an old tactic that is being used in modern urban warfare. I believe it is a tactic that is here to stay. It may be only in Iraq and Afghanistan now, but that’s not to say it’s going to stay there.

Urban use is where this tactic is the most effective, and every major city in the world should be concerned. I believe better means of combating this menace must be found. I know concerning the human mind when there is a will there is always a better way, it just takes the proper motivation.

If you start with that mindset along with old fashion American ingenuity a better way will be found. Obviously, not every nook and cranny in a city can be made safe. But, there is no reason why something better can’t be found to better protect thoroughfares and often used roads. If it doesn’t harm innocent people it should be on table.

Anything that will work should be in play, no matter how simple. It shouldn’t matter if it’s low tech, high tech, or whatever. Today there are all kinds of dyes, granules, and other things that can only be seen with a special light. Maybe something can be put on the side of the road that should show up only on the bottom of the feet or shoes, not on hands or clothes unless some one is up to no good.

This is just a little brain storming by me; but, there are people out there ten times smarter than I am. I think the arm forces should have a suggestion program and give away a sizeable prize every month for the best idea to combat IED’s. Sure, there will be many silly and stupid suggestions but they can be filtered out at the lower level, with only the sensible ones going to the next level.

Of course it may take awhile, but never under estimate the capacity for the human mind to come up with a better mouse trap, especially with cold cash as an incentive.
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