They say that intentionally or not, the activists are assisting a dictator who wantonly has killed and tortured tens of thousands of his own people and rules with a vicious will.
Gen. Tommy Franks, the commander of all U.S. forces in the gulf region, said at a recent news conference that allied forces would not be able to assure the safety of civilians, including Americans, who are human shields.
The U.S. and allied forces would do everything they could to avoid civilian deaths, Franks said, but he noted that wars inevitably result in such tragedies.
I consider these people to be giving aid and comfort to the enemy. If they are killed, they brought it upon themselves and I won't mourn for them. But I won't be laughing and dancing in their blood if and when some of them are killed when the bombs start falling. I don't think that makes me an apologist simply because I don't find it a joking matter (these comments are not aimed at you, mountaineer, just my thoughts).