[TomGuy]

I wish President Bush would stop fighting this war like he’s trying to avoid offending anyone.

Much of the existing problem with the war has been the Rules of Engagement that have tied the hands of the troops. If they are going to fight a war, they need to fight a war. Otherwise, they are creating a new Vietnam -- a quagmire. Kerry advocated running the War on Terrorism as a police action; this term, Bush seems to be doing it.

Rules of Engagement: Can Our Troops Defend Themselves?

The rules of engagement (ROE) are, by formal definition, the directives issued by competent military authority that delineate the circumstances and ...
www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2005/12/5/145110.shtml

Rumsfeld: New Rules for Non-lethal Combat

WASHINGTON -- Top Pentagon officials this week have attempted to craft simple rules of engagement for combat troops in Iraq that would allow them to use ...
www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/2/5/192247.shtml

[puppypusher]

Rumsfeld: New Rules for Non-lethal Combat
WASHINGTON — Top Pentagon officials this week have attempted to craft simple rules of engagement for combat troops in Iraq that would allow them to use ..

We don’t need rules to use Non-Lethal weapons.Our enemies are killing our troops with greater ease everyday by using lethal Vehicle Borne Explosive devices as well as roadside IED. Lets kill these sob’s instead of running the same gauntlet of bombs day after day. I’m begining to wonder who is running this war.