Mutt

of course it seems ridiculous that there are rules to war, like saying there are certain ways to kill people that make it ok.

I'm as pro this war as anybody but I am not going to slag the Iraqi regime for fighting 'dirty' - the U.S. is so militarily superior weapons and training wise it's a complete mismatch. So you can't expect Hussein to fight on equal terms, he'd have no option other than to surrender the first day. That would be nice but it's not how the world works, especially when you're talking about a madman and his private army of thugs and terrorists. Their war they've made no secret will go on forever. It's one of the major reasons this war is being fought, only the fucking stupid ostriches believe this problem was going away or there was any other solution.

But there still have to be some rules, even when you're taking into account a barbarian like Hussein. Civilians, especially children, should never be used. That isn't guerilla warfare by anybody's definition.

War is madness even under the most gallant honorable rules of engagement - dealing with these lunatics it is reduced to complete insanity.

That's why the Coalition has to be allowed to fight the war to win it as quickly as possible, and fight it under the enemy's rules.
And they are I trust, there is alot going on nobody knows about, CIA and Special Forces hunting Hussein and his top guys down ready to kill them with their bare hands if need be.

There is still a chance he's already dead - lotta talk now about this bodyguard who has only ever been seen right beside Hussein is now showing up beside one of Hussein's generals. A sign he is no longer needed by Hussein?

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