International Laws Help U.S. Enemies In War

International Laws Help U.S. Enemies In War:

In a disturbing revelation made this week by a top military commander, international law is preventing U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan from launching creative and usually nonviolent operations that weaken the enemy.

Commonly known as “deception operations,” the secret plans often succeed in tricking or confusing the enemy without firing a shot. For instance, earlier this year Marines in Afghanistan's Helmand province fooled insurgents into thinking that their specially modified roadside bombs could not be detected by U.S. minesweepers by reading announcements over a loudspeaker. The insurgents didn’t bother hiding the bombs and Marines easily found them thanks to the hoax."