How to Fight Terrorism: Outside the Box

A couple of days ago the BBC reported that two militants were killed by a bear while hiding out in a cave in Kashmir. The militants were armed with assault rifles but still couldn't fend off the bear's attack. There is no reason why two people with assault rifles shouldn't be able to kill a bear. If one was killed, fine, but a bear can't eat two people at once. After the first militant was attacked, the other one should have had every opportunity to shoot the bear... unless unlike innocent civilians, bears are somehow immune to militant attacks.



Call me crazy, but I think Western armies should take a cue from this awesomely ridiculous incident and stop ignoring the effectiveness of bears when it comes to fighting terror, especially in this new era of guerilla warfare. What I propose is this: instead of bombing suspected terrorist hideouts and severely damaging infrastructure, our armies should drop honey bombs on militants and then release some bears to sniff them out. Think about it. No more concerns about damaged bridges, roads and buildings that require millions of dollars to rebuild, just dead terrorists, well-fed bears and sticky streets.