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Originally posted by TheLegacy
and now the army is being told they can fire on civilians - how do you feel about that? Both Terrorists and Bush dont view civilians as untouchable anymore - there is no honor in killing a woman carrying her baby
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I can tell you that during desert storm the Air force dropped leaflets telling the Iraqis how they could surrender....and one of the rules was that you could NOT take prisoners at night, and the leaflets told them that they would be fired upon if they approached us in darkness.
The reason is that at night you cannot tell whether or not people are completely wired up with explosives. Everyone will have been told not to approach the checkpoints at night, so the chances are that a car coming at you in the darkness may very well have explosives packed in it.
The Army isn't saying to TARGET civilians, they are saying to everyone that there is a curfew, and for the safetly of the troops, anyone violating that MUST be considered a threat.