Human shields gather in Iraq

[capt_happypants]

It's been tried before. Somali miltiamen used women and children as human shields during the Battle of the Black Sea ("Black Hawk Down"). They tried to take advantage of our RoE, but when American soldiers are taking incoming fire, our guys aren't going to worry about the niceties of warfare.

Mark Bowden's book recounts several instances of U.S. servicemen firing into crowds without much regard for collateral damage.

Besides, a human shield looks exactly like an Iraqi soldier through a FLIR.

 

[Hkmp5sd]

I think we should take up a collection and buy them some nice white t-shirts with bright red bullseyes front and back. While we're at it, let's give each one a cell phone so they can talk to Larry and Phil during the bombing. A cell phone that just happens to transmit a signal on the same frequency that the missile guidance systems use.