I doubt the "Iraqi" was helpless before he ended up shot on the ground.
Exactly. Remember the picture of the very good South Vietnamese general executing the Cong terrorist who had just killed so many innocents. At the General's funeral here a few years ago the photographer, who had long since apologized for the way the photo was used by our press to help the communists, came and gave a big wreath of flowers and spoke of the general's capability and bravery. Let us not let it happen again.