Well, the Brit military (those who are serving in the field) have only been screaming about it since before the first Gulf War.
"Well, the Brit military (those who are serving in the field) have only been screaming about it since before the first Gulf War."
Well, based on the fact that it took them three years of investigation to find there was no evidence for charges against their own soldiers...
"The report's findings come at the end of a three-year investigation into the death of Sgt Steven Roberts, who was killed in a friendly fire incident in the opening days of the Iraq war. Five soldiers, including an officer, faced a variety of charges including murder, manslaughter and negligence over the death of Sgt Roberts, a tank commander, who was shot dead by a soldier under his command. On Thursday, the Attorney General told Parliament that none of the soldiers would face charges because of a lack of evidence."
...maybe the length of time from the first Gulf War to now is just part of the normal review process for a weapons system.