If an ice cream shop in Iraq or a pizza resturant in Israel can be a strategic target, I suppose a corporal who has to defend these locations has some strategic decisions to make, but he is still reacting within the framework of the overall strategy set by the commanders.

One can question whether these are really strategic targets, or just a reflection of an enemy too weak to target those who oppose him. It cannot be said that an ice cream shop or a pizza resturant is the same as the trains carrying troops and supplies that Lawrence taught his followers to stop with booby traps. I would argue that targeting them reflects a poverty of both moral and military demisions. It is a reflection of the cultural cowardice of the enemy.