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Sure I agree with the "hand tied behind the back" anyone who seeks to use an innocent perosn as a sheild is not what I wwould classify as a human being
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It matters not how you classify the actual target , what matters is that in a tribal/clan society it matter as a hell of a lot who actually kills the "shield".
The Taliban were on the way out in Afghanistan prior to the invasion , they had little popular support , they had very much outstayed their welcome ....but now they are back in bigger numbers with lots of local support.
While in Iraq the big change came about with the fiasco in Fallujah, the supposed targets melted away and you ended up with a hell of a lot more locals out for blood.
A few Hellfires are relatively inexpensive in the short term big picture , but the fallout from their use in a residential area can be very expensive in the long run.
Still on the positive side, at least the use of the AC-130 in residential ares is not really an issue anymore.