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Old 12-20-2007, 03:02 AM   #4 (permalink)
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It seems the buddy team technique makes sense for AQI for the same reason armies have soldiers operate in buddy teams- it greatly increases the likelihood of the individuals going through with their attack. Grossman's On Killing discusses how few individuals actually fired their weapons during WWII, but crewed weapons had a much higher rate of actually being employed. Mutual moral support and so forth, plus, even if both individuals have their doubts, neither will want to lose face to their friend.
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