I am equating the reaction of commanding officers to a situation on the ground. The US commanding officers in Iraq, while sustaining more dangers and casualties do not resort to revenge on civilians. If a regular army of one of the most democratic states in the world is going to act similarly to terrorists, then good bye civilized world.
In light of your post here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1672277/posts?page=23#23
have you changed your mind about the Israeli army "resort[ing]to revenge on civilians"?