Volunteer Human Shields going to Iraq

[Alexander's Horse]

Things could get very messy for the US led alliance if thousands go to Iraq to act as human shields.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,880349,00.html

This is an extraordinary phenomenon - some Australians have gone, Americans and Canadians as well.

The aim is to get thousands over there and thwart the military campaign.

Can it work?

[Az]

no.

[Alexander's Horse]

why not?

[Lancer]

These people are going to Baghdad to 'live among the Iraqis'. So coalition forces won't see these people until they get into the city. Then I'd guess that the human shields will be tied to the sides of Republican Guard tanks, or tied to the exterior walls and roofs of republican guard held buildings... tied by the Iraqis.

I don't know what I would do if I was a soldier asked to attack such a target. I guess I'd attack it.

[Dinner]

Isn't this a repeat thread? I sware I saw the same thread just a few days ago. Am I wrong?

[Lancer]

Shhhhh....

The world won't end.

[Az]

why not?

if the US risks it's relationship with the entire region, how would protestors stop it?

[Timexwatch]

One of the business professors here went to Iraq while on leave and did a study about the costs of human shields and how many would be needed to stop a particular target from being bombed. He caught some flack for it, but he wasn't disciplined.

Also, is anyone willing to take up a collection to send Horse to Iraq

[OneFootInTheGrave]

Did they write their will before they went?

[Lancer]

I imagine it was the usual happy horse****. Save Iraq! Stop the war! We care! WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN!?!

No clue that they will likely end their days tied to a dirty tank with Iraqi soldiers spitting and urinating on them.

[Alexander's Horse]

Hard to blow up a bunch of grannies, idealistic youths and sweet old church pastors, which seems to be the people going.....

[Lancer]

Yeah, tough to air out the grannies...the rest, eh.

[Alexander's Horse]

It will be all over CNN if it happens - the Iraqis will make sure of that.

[Lancer]

I doubt it, they will be victims of Saddam's regime. We didn't tie those people to that tank...

[Alexander's Horse]

No they are saying they want to be put in dangerous spots. They won't need to be tied down.