LiquidTension
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beerslurpy - extended surveillance is quite expensive, both in monetary measurement and manpower. It's part of my job, trust me. While I'd love for all of these situations to just be waited out, the reality is that the resources just aren't there to set up and wait. The situation only gets worse if the bad guys know or think that you're out there waiting on them...then they just dig themselves in more - look at Waco and Ruby Ridge. Sometimes it is more efficient to barge in and finish it than it is to wait them out. Of course, hostages and innocents add a whole different dimension to the decision making process...thankfully I don't deal with that type of situation.