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Originally posted by CDSmith
Further to "faking a surrender"...... this is likely the reason that the US generals are decrying the suicide bomber's tactics. Why? Because it puts a horrific slant on the whole concept of people being allowed to surrender safely.
Case in point:
In war, some people/soldiers will choose to or want to surrender. Great, they do so when they come in close enough proximity to "the enemy"..... the coalition forces.
BUT...
Then some suicide bomber fakes a surrender, the soldiers approach in good faith to accept their surrender, and they get blown up.
What happens to all those that wish to surrender peacefully after that??? I'll tell you what happens....... surrendering just got a whole lot harder and more hostile. The coalition soldiers will now shoot anyone who approaches them without first stopping at a safe distance and following instructions to the letter. If some more innocent civilians get killed for not following the procedures, Iraq will then use that as propaganda against the U.S. (of course).
So it is their fault because of the suicide bombings, but it becomes "our" fault for taking stricter precautions. THAT is why it's not *fair* according to the "rules of war".
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The Japanese soldiers were not really into surrendering but because of dirty tactics (faking a surrender) used by some Japanese soldiers early in the war there after our forces would not accept a surrender unless they came out naked bearing a flag of surrender.