Originally posted by cliffjohnson:
the enemy fights dirty, fight dirty back. whats the point of holding prisoners? to release them when it's over so they can fight more? some of my family members are over there and i have heard some of the stories that aren't shown on the news. like a little kid strapped with explosives walkin up to a crowd of soldiers and blowing them up.


I understand that you're concerned for the well being of your family members and we all hope they return safely.

But the vast majority of "insurgents" are Iraqi's who believe they are in a life and death struggle for the future of their religion, their way of life, their country and their families - and the tactics they use are the sign of desperation against a vastly superior force that is, in their minds, determined to destroy all that they believe in.

Regardless ... that doesn't relieve members of the U.S. forces from the moral and legal obligation to conduct themselves according to international rules of war, not to mention their own training and their own rules of conduct.