The make up of those soldiers might make a difference.
Something to consider...would a brigade or two of heavily armed "rainbow" warriors looking for payback for their perceived slights make you think twice about what "American" soldiers might or might not do?
“... heavily armed “rainbow” warriors looking for payback”
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At least, we could see them coming from quite a distance.