-- James A. Donald: > > Sadre protected himself with Iraqi women and young children > > as human shields, showing that he expected the Pentagon to > > show more concern for Iraqi lives than he did.
Thomas Shaddack > Pentagon protects their people by distance - being it by > bombing from high altitude, or by using cruise missiles. > > Everybody uses the technology available to them. What's bad > on it? > > Invariably, the side that uses the defensive measure - being > it smart weapons[1] or human shields - classifies it as > tactical, while the other side considers it cowardly. But no one would ever use human shields as a protection against Sadr. --digsig James A. Donald 6YeGpsZR+nOTh/cGwvITnSR3TdzclVpR0+pr3YYQdkG baNQWrpILKDhhFIBGXuMuSPmLUwgDjnVj7KGTDrs 4cKV4IqQITCwrJCTQCt5kQpfh5eiP+IX2EqGFdRA8