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| Iraq |
| Franks sez human shields are on their own... |
| 2003-02-26 |
| In the event of war, American and allied forces could not assure the safety of civilians who deliberately position themselves as human shields against attack on Iraqi targets, the U.S. general who would run the war said in an Associated Press interview. "We'll do our best to avoid noncombatant casualties and, I will tell you, we will not be 100 percent successful," said Army Gen. Tommy R. Franks, the commander of U.S. Central Command. "We aren't going to look for them to avoid them. We have more important things to worry about. If they catch one, that's tough noogies." Franks was at his Persian Gulf command post for meetings Wednesday with the land, sea, naval and special operations commanders who report to him from Kuwait, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. He was due to return to his headquarters at Tampa, Fla., later in the week. That's too bad. That implies he's not going to be running the war later in the week. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #2 From Scrappleface: Blix Orders Iraq to Destroy Human Shields heh heh |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-02-26 14:27:11 |
| #1 MB read a wonderful quip somewhere to the effect that the US Marines are going to consider human shields as speed bumps on the road to Baghdad. |
| Posted by: MommaBear 2003-02-26 13:06:58 |