Quote Originally Posted by stanleywinthrop View Post
Polarbear I agree with your sentiment. You are absolutly correct when you state that the U.S. military goes to extraordinary lengths to avoid civilian casualties. I have lived and breathed that effort personally.

However, your technical points about the law are somewhat incorrect. Various Congressional acts HAVE applied U.S. law outside U.S. territory. Specifically I am talking about 18 U.S.C. 7 "The Special Maritime and Territorial Jurisdiction of the United States" and 18 U.S.C. 3261 the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act. Both of these acts HAVE been applied specifically to combat related events in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Hi Staleywinthrop, Your correct in both cases (and I am sure your now waiting for this shoe to drop); BUT the Special Maritime thingy is for pirates; and MEJA does not apply to active duty military. Sorry but we are back to Laws of War and combat scenarios.