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peejaybee on April 26, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Al-Qaeda Leader Who Wasn’t: The Shameful Ordea...

From the sound of it, "do nothing" would be no less effective, and a bit cheaper.

overcast on April 26, 2016 [–]

Have you quantified the times when it has been effective though?

dragontamer on April 26, 2016 | [–]

If you can't tell the difference between when its effective and when its ineffective, then the technique is worthless.

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