I grew so rich that I was sent
By a pocket borough into Parliament.
I always voted at my party's call,
And I never thought of thinking for myself at all.
I thought so little, they rewarded me
By making me the Ruler of the Queen's Navee!
CHORUS. -- He thought so little, they rewarded him
By making him the Ruler of the Queen's Navee!
The ROE for our unit in Vietnam were spelled out in Special Orders. I wish I had kept a copy of them. Of course, we never followed them. Only new officers, until they were told how it really was going down, made any attempt to make us follow them.
BTW, they looked like they were copied out of a Revolutionary War handbook (ask the target to stop, ask for permission to fire....good God..)
200 years ago the limies would have landed Troops, killed a third of the population, rescued those boys, hung the perps, and imposed government firm and fair.