Demonstrably, someone has not grasped the nuances of asymmetric war.
And the price is "merely" dozens or hundreds of American lives needlessly sacrificed.
Kindly provide proof of that. Give me the name of each American who died because of these ROEs, and demonstrate EXACTLY how the ROEs caused each death.
I respectfully decline, temporarily.
I will do so, immediately after you kindly provide me with a detailed narrative of the disposition of every American captured by the Iraqis or otherwise having come under their control.
Please include the name descriptions and addresses of all their torturers, the means of torture, length of captivity, locations where each was kept, dates at each location, method of death and the name and rank of the person responsible.
You may not have the means to see a stupid request when you see one, but I have no problem whatsoever.
However, you may surprise me. I respectfully look forward to your report.