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...destroy, still have an important deterrent value. Just as it did during the Cold War, America today arms itself to maintain peace. Moreover, even when they are used in battle, the weapons’ increased precision has provided commanders with an enhanced ability to discriminate between strategic and civilian targets...
...Quds (Jerusalem) Army Size unknown A volunteer civilian group, the Quds militia was founded by Saddam in September 2000 with the supposed purpose of "liberating Palestine." Now providing domestic defense, Quds fighters (which include women) are trained in basic combat. They have staged guerrilla attacks outside Baghdad, then faded into residential areas when pursued
...PERILS The U.S. expects Iraqi soldiers to position gun nests in densely populated areas, capitalizing on the coalition's reluctance to inflict high numbers of civilian casualties. The bigger unknown is whether the Iraqis will unleash chemical or biological weapons in their own capital...
...Civilian shields Iraqi soldiers likely to hide among noncombatants...
...hospital were breaking Annex I of the first convention, which prohibits military activity in medical facilities. Those Iraqis who have allegedly waved white cloths and then started shooting at unwitting G.I.s are committing what the Geneva agreements quaintly call "perfidy," as are any who have tried disguising themselves as civilians. Iraqi officials accuse the U.S. of war crimes too--namely dropping bombs on civilians (a Geneva infringement only if intentional). It's hard to take such claims seriously when they come from a regime that has so enthusiastically defied Geneva for years: gassing civilian Kurds and torturing American and Iranian...