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Originally Posted by st.cronin
There are many, many military situations where taking hostages is not merely justified but the correct strategic move. The problem in Iraq, is that the military is acting more like a police force, and police obviously should never be taking hostages. So it really depends on how you're looking at it.
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I think that highlights the real problem in Iraq. As soon as any military organization starts having to behave like a police force, things become confused. It's not what we should ask them to do, and not what they are primarily trained to do. I think it's probably why Colin Powell thought invading Iraq was a bad idea, that this result was likely.
So what I'm saying is that people like this reporter shouldn't act suprised when the military carries out police-type orders in a military fashion. If they have a problem with it, they should be pushing the government to change how security is handled in Iraq, not hounding the Army for doing the job they were sent in to do.