'IRAQ USING HUMAN SHIELDS'

Headline news from Sky News - Witness the event ^ | 3/25/03

[jrushing]

I wonder if we used some knock-out gas on the masses of advancing enemies/civilians, if we'd then get assailed by the left for using chemical weapons...

Yes, who would the anti-war protestors protest,? The Iraqi's, the civilian "human shields", or the Brits?? If the good time Rock & Roll "Human Shields" were doing their job, the Iraqi's wouldn't need civilian shields.

[11th_VA]

Marines using bomblets (just heard on ABC)

[RandallFlagg]

Ya know...Ya got a point...

[binreadin]

Don't be an ass. The more we let tactics like that intimidate us the longer the war will take and more people will be killed in the long run. These people perceive our "humanity" as weakness, and they respect and fear us all the less for it. The most humane thing to do is get this war over as quickly as possible. How long do you think these populations can last without food, water or medical care? Unfortunately, that means innocent people will be killed, but if it means fewer deaths and less suffering in the long run, then it will be the right choice to make. Our coalition soldiers have the skill and support to win the war and put an end to this regime. That's exactly what makes their lives more valuable right now.

[Revolting cat!]

Racism? You must have took a wrong turn somewhere. It was supposed to be a Left turn to DU! Oh yes, in case you missed the memo: RACISM=BAD!

[Aarchaeus]

Just how many Iraqi civilians are worth the life of one coalition soldier?. I start the bidding at 25,000.

That is one of the most racist remarks I've read on FreeRepublic. You should be ashamed.

Not necessarily racist. Just substitute "Hollyweird liberals" for "Iraqi civilians", and the basic concept would be very much the same. I would be willing to raise the bid to 30,000.

[CindyDawg]

bomblet?

[jrushing]

WHERE ARE THE PICTURES? This is the stuff that will shut up the fence sitters.

Sorry, Sky News didn't have pictures with this. I'm with you, I'd love to have a photo record of the Iraqi's illegal acts.

[Revolting cat!]

Don't deny that you're "racist"! (I don't!) You're only playing into their hands. It's time to defeat this absurd "RACISM" obsession which so elegantl;y unites the misquided pseudo-conservatives with the Stalinist Left! Sheesh!

[Rome2000]

but I am sickened when I read of people wanting civilian casualities.

I dont want civilian casualties, you must have me mixed up with a radical muslim.

I'm simply stating that civilian casualties are unavoidable in a war as we all know, and that none of our people need to die to avoid them, unless you hold the lives of Iraqi civilians to be more important than our people.

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

if they turn on us and support their oppressors

That isn't what is happening and you know it. Frightened people with guns to their backs are being forced to stand in front of the SOB's that are firing on the Brit's. They are not supporting their oppressors, they are currently being oppressed.

If some psycho broke into your house after having killed 25 people at a mall and you raced home to find him hiding behind your wife, would your advice to the cops be, "Cap her, she is supporting that mass murderer."?

[md2576]

Yes, I doubt this soldier could easily kill this kid if placed in front of an enemy soldier as a shield. How would we feel if our police decided to sacrifice all hostages just to easily get to an ultimate goal.

[sweetliberty]

"Al Jazeera won't care too much about that. They'll just give the latest civilian casualty figures and show pictures of them as they remind the audience that they were hit with coalition bullets/artillery."

No they won't. There IS no Iraqi television anymore.

[John Valentine]

I'm sad to say- the only way I can think of to force the Iraqis to end this practice of using forced human shields is to show them that it doesn't work; that it increases their value as targets, and that it limits their mobility.

How do you demonstrate this to them? By taking them out with as much care as possible without comprimising firepower effectiveness.

Once they realize that the human shields arem't buying them anything but grief, they'll stop.

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

Well then I apologize, but over the last few days there has been an increase of people who are mad that we are trying to avoid civilian casualities.

Let me ask you this? If the Brits can keep these people contained in "pockets of resistance" hiding behind human shields, what is the rush to charge them? The Brit snipers are good, they will take these guys down in short measure. Could a Brit get killed in the mean time? Yep, but they would be much more at risk if they went in guns blazing.

Want to know why we have had less than 20 combat dead so far? Patience. Our guys are dropping Iraqi soldiers by the bushel, taking very light casualities, killing very few civilians, and racing faster than Rommel or Patton across dangerous ground all at the same time.

We are doing good and not sacrificing our men for civilians, but yet people complain that we are being compassionate to the civilians.

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

No hablo espanol, hables ingles, por favor. =)

Wasn't really looking at the name, sorry.