I remember hearing, right at the end of the war, that American soldiers were in a firefight with the enemy, and were forced to shoot children that the Iraqis were sending out on the battlefield to recover dropped weapons. The American soldiers were
screaming across the battlefield, telling the Iraqis NOT to do it, but they did it anyway.
The Iraqis know that Americans don't want to kill women and children. They also know that if the Americans DO kill women and children there will be a HUGE public outcry AGAINST the war in Iraq. So they hide behind the women and children. Who is responsible for their deaths then ...?
Weigh it like this. Our soldiers are trained PROFESSIONALS fighting untrained civilians who just picked up a rifle yesterday. Want to wager a guess at whose bullets are going all over the place and killing innocent civilians?
As someone mentioned, the US gets blamed for EVERYTHING that goes wrong. In the eyes of her critics, she can do no right. To those that think there is no strategic gain for our moves in Iraq, all I can say is, look at a map of the region. It's pretty obvious the strategic importance of holding Iraq and making it a 'friendly' nation in the Middle East.
As always though, you're all entitled to your opinions
