[seekthetruth]

That’s all we need. Individual troops starting an international incident.

So you think our American troops would start an international incident by defending themselves in a “designated hostile fire area” like in the Middle East?

Should they walk around without armament too?

[Gondring]

So you think our American troops would start an international incident by defending themselves in a “designated hostile fire area” like in the Middle East?

Oh, I failed to see the part where it said that this was restricted to designated hostile fire areas like the Middle East.

Please point out that part in the amendment.

And, please let me know why you think it's okay to allow our troops to make pre-emptive strikes (i.e., "proactively defend") without their commanders having any say.