[Who dat?]

The rules are clear: If you are wounded you are to be cared for, of course, but only after you have surrendered.

What do the “rules” say about mounting an attack from a church (mosque), school, or hospital?

What do the “rules” say about feigning death or surrender, in order to mount an attack (it has happened at least four times by my count)?

[What do the “rules” say about participating in belligerent activity while posing as a civilian? Or doing so while mingling among civilians to disguise your intentions, for that matter…]

So I guess the Big Question is that if you routinely mount attacks from a church, school, or hospital AND have feigned death or surrender to mount an attack, do the “clear rules” still hold?

IOW, are you worthy of being *allowed* to surrender? Surrender is a *benefit* usually (traditionally) bestowed to those behaving in a lawful manner.

Not that it matters, really... they haven't solicited my opinion - ever.

[mystery-ak]

Exactly.....this was in the heat of a battle.......btw...when my hubby left for Iraq I told him to shoot first ask questions later....this is a new kind of enemy....terrorist.

[Gunrunner2]

Do you feel better?

I hope so.

[Gunrunner2]

>>What do the “rules” say about mounting an attack from a church (mosque), school, or hospital?<,

Obviously, not allowed. . .however, if you are, say, engaged in street-to-street, house-to-house fighting and duck inside a church for cover, that is not wrong.

>>What do the “rules” say about feigning death or surrender, in order to mount an attack (it has happened at least four times by my count)?<

Happened many more times in modern warfare and thus rules were developed to prohibit that activity/deception.

>>[What do the “rules” say about participating in belligerent activity while posing as a civilian? Or doing so while mingling among civilians to disguise your intentions, for that matter…]<<

No protections then, you are acting in a criminal manner and thus subject to criminal prosecution.

>>So I guess the Big Question is that if you routinely mount attacks from a church, school, or hospital AND have feigned death or surrender to mount an attack, do the “clear rules” still hold?<<

Not what you asked and certainly subject to whatever the situation dictates.

But I get your point. . .you are pissed and rightly so. Just let it all out. . .I don't mind. . .go ahead. . .

IOW, are you worthy of being *allowed* to surrender? Surrender is a *benefit* usually (traditionally) bestowed to those behaving in a lawful manner.

Short answer: yes. Same thing as some slug murderer surrendering to the police and coming out with their hands up. And in this case I am sure the bad guy will be treated most humanly by the Iraqi authorities. . .OUCH!

Not that it matters, really... they haven't solicited my opinion - ever.

Oh, but I will.

;-)