Decapitating A Brutal Regime Tends To Make The Regime More Brutal
It's one reason why killing or kidnapping enemy leaders usually backfires
On the night of March 2, 2002, a team of U.S. Navy SEALs flew onto a mountaintop along the Shahikot Valley in eastern Afghanistan. They were an advance force for a large American contingent targeting Taliban leader Saifur Rahman Mansoor and his fighters occupying fortifications along the valley.
The planne…
