IRAQ WAR: Pros and cons

From the UK, John Heelan says: "Perhaps Tom Grey would like to comment on the following. For the second Gulf War running, US "friendly fire" has killed more British troops than did the enemy. Should countries asked to join US coalitions in the future bear this in mind?" RH: What does "join the coalition" mean? Most members of the coalition never sent a soldier in harm's way. Even though the US administration talks about "the coalition", actually the fighting partners were just two. I have always been puzzled by the expression "friendly fire". With friends like this...

Ronald Hilton - 4/16/03