re: #533 jamesfirecat

According to a history channel show I saw, during his March to the Sea General Sherman used enemy prisoners to clear minefields by having them walk in front of his men.

We don’t do that anymore.

Is it too much to hope that we can at least try to behave a little more civil with each war?

It is not too much to ask and there is no question the American, British, Israeli and our other allies set high standards for moral conduct in war that is unique in human history.

Dealing with terrorist who have no nation, no declared war and whose agenda is the massacre of civilians is something that goes beyond the normal rules or war, the Geneva Convention and humanity itself. It is a dilemma for a modern, moral society to determine the rules of engagement.