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Well, considering the fact that you consider our troops to be equivalent to the terrorists in Iraq, you really didn't have much of an argument.
I never said that at all - but then you know that.

you really didn't have much of an argument.
Just a silly little thing like the law, that's all.

I didn't realize that you had no concept of reality. My wife once had the same pie in the sky view of the world too.
War is war. It is nasty. There is the way we wish it was, where the enemy is clear and we can see who he is.
Then there is the way it really is where at times, we don't know who the enemy really is.
When it is clear, I don't really care what happens to them, especially when they are such cowards that they feel the need to hide among the population shielded by women and children.
I was fortunate in that I never had to make those kinds of decisions, but I personally know, and served with those who did.
I would rather get those suspected out of the way, then try and figure out which ones are truly the enemy, than I had just kill them all.
In case you haven't been watching the news, there are quite a few folks who live in the area who actually like US being there. I'd rather not make any more enemies than we have to.
That approach is also what the law of the land says we should do.

If it seems that you have hit a nerve, you are correct. I personally know people who have set traps and trip wires that ended up killing people that they knew were friendly. I can assure you that my friends are not now, nor were they then terrorist. Neither are our guys who are now doing what we asked them to do.

My mistake was assuming I was discussion a situation with someone who has some sort of real life experience instead of just Hollywood's version.

I never said that at all - but then you know that.

No, you never said anything like that.

Are you claiming that Iraqis who place IEDs are lawful combatants? Interesting viewpoint.

Much like those who place land mines (US). Yes.

So you think that uniformed American troops who meet the following criteria:

(a) that of being commanded by a person responsible for his subordinates;
(b) that of having a fixed distinctive sign recognizable at a distance;
(c) that of carrying arms openly;
(d) that of conducting their operations in accordance with the laws and customs of war.

and place land mines are equivalent to terrorists who place IEDs and meet none of the following criteria:

Just a silly little thing like the law, that's all.

The law (as shown above) covers the terrorists?

My mistake was assuming I was discussion a situation with someone who has some sort of real life experience instead of just Hollywood's version.

Sure, don't bogart the doobie.