Afghanistan Rules of Engagement May Change
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on June 27th, 2010 4:50 am by HL
Afghanistan Rules of Engagement May Change
A military source said that the rules of engagement put in place by outgoing Gen. Stanley McChrystal may be changing under Gen. David Petraeus. They rules aim to limit civilian casualties by prohibiting troops from firing unless shot at and from launching bomb or artillery attacks when civilians are near the target. “He realizes as does virtually everyone in Afghanistan that these rules are getting soldiers killed,” said retired Maj. Gen. Robert Scales Jr.