[John D Harris]

The vast majority of the "Laws of war" are/were writen for and by countries that have fought wars over silly things, trade/power/greed/etc. The leaders of said countries didn't want their people killed unnessisarily(sp?) over silly things because they knew 1)the people would rise against them and they'd lose power. 2) If their people were killed it would take to long to rebuild an amry to wage war again. For the troops on the ground it becomes a matter of survival one of the only things that is not silly and therefore transends any "Laws of war" This enemy the troops are fighting HAS no problem with taking civilains out of their homes and killing them, no problem setting bombs in market places and in the streets to kill. This enemy is fighting a war of "No quater given", if they give no quarter then none should be given to them.