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Old 11-24-2009, 20:52   #14
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Originally Posted by caveman View Post
When did this course of action cease being acceptable and what would the costs and benefits be of bringing it back? Do the laws of war even apply in a time where we are not fighting a country but rather an insurgency?
That's the crux of a much bigger discussion, but generally summed up in Your COC's interpretation of the ROE.
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