Not that @SteveKingIA will read it, but in light of his hardon for detaining MAMs — “military age males” you all should read @adam_linehan’s new essay on being an Army medic in a prison for Iraqi detainees https://t.co/7kmzSAoF69 pic.twitter.com/zVOalvuqwx

— Adam Weinstein (@AdamWeinstein) June 22, 2018

“… The Trump administration’s approach to combating illegal immigration appears to draw heavily on the counterinsurgency strategy employed in Iraq at the height of the war. Internment camps played a crucial role in establishing security in Baghdad and other major population centers during the troop surge years. However, the tactic of mass incarceration ultimately backfired in Iraq. It was at Cropper and its sister prison facility Camp Bucca where ISIS was born. And while there seems to be little risk of a radical insurgency springing from the tent cities being erected in the Rio Grande Valley, one thing is for sure: The existence of these camps will not make our country any safer. …”