NL-Outsidethebox [confederation]

I don't often blog about death and what not because I generally try and keep my blogging upbeat and along the lines of thinking outside the box positive alternatives etc. The few times I have I generlly do it with something to say other than news highlights anyway.

Two more fine young men Earthlings if you will not just Canadians but true world heros have made their mark in the history books as those who have fought and died for a better world community.

Corporals Francisco Gomez and Jason Warren

The thing is when a taliban soldier dies those that support their side for what ever reason unbeknownst to me and my realm of world knowledge also mourn their loss and highlight them as Martyrs according to what I know of the Muslim faith and Taliban. Especially when they are suicide bombers like in this case.

I've been pondering this suicide bomber thing for a while trying to find some sort of solution or course of action to combat or alleviate it as a threat to our world nation builders.

As I blogged before some of the solutions I mentioned were paint bal guns to warn of approaching vehicles, Thunder flashes along the same lines. Clearing and widening the sides of roads so that there is a dead man zone to make IED's harder to conceal. Dust inhibitors on the roads s ofields of vision can be maintained and disturbed soil highlighted.

But here is another one for you. What if we implemented a policy and educated the Afghan people that when our military convoys they are to treat them the same as you would an ambulance or fire truck? That is to say you must pull off to the side of the road and stop to allow for them to pass unhindered.

Now we might need to put sirens and lights on the lead and trail vehicle as well as a loud speaker explaining the expected response to the approach of a military convoy.

Our convoys could also act in such a fashion that this procedure has to be followed and adhered to or there will be consequences. By driving down the middle of the road and not yeilding to traffic our new policy of expecting traffic to pull over to the side and stop would become immediately apparent. Not sure what consequences would be appropriate but at least there will be some sort of expected and common rules for approaching military convoys that would mitigate any further suicide bombers.

It is either this or NATO may lose it's will to help Afghan so I can't see the Aghan people being to upset with this policy unless of course they want the infidel invaders gone?

I hope this or something else comes out of these deaths so that they are not in vain.

Update:

Instead of trying to shoot out any vehicles engine that doesn't comply with these new rules maybe some sort of carltrop dispersal system could be used to incapacitate any who don't adhere to the rules. No tires means they have to stop or at least lose control depending on their speed. At least it would be a non lethal method of getting the message out. They would need to be cleaned up by some local contractor once dispersed so as not to further impede traffic.