Does Americans have licence to kill in iraq?
You must obey the ROE for your area. You can get charged with murder if you go outside those standards for engagement. Its called escalation of force. The law of armed conflict requires that, to use force, “combatants” must distinguish individuals presenting a threat from innocent civilians. This basic principle is accepted by all disciplined militaries. In the counterinsurgency we are now fighting, disciplined application of force is even more critical because our enemies camouflage themselves in the civilian population. Our success in Iraq depends on our ability to treat the civilian population with humanity and dignity, even as we remain ready to immediately defend ourselves or Iraqi civilians when a threat is detected. If someone levels an AK-47 at our troops, or if our forces receive hostile fire, the current ROE unambiguously allow our troops to fire immediately in self-defense. In either situation, our forces are trained to recognize the threat and respond with appropriate force
There is no such thing as a “license to kill”. Stop watching movies, and start reading factual based books. You might save a few brain cells in the process. The right to take an enemy combatants life is derived from the Rules of Engagement and the Law of Armed Conflict, and the means of such is agreed upon by all of our allies in NATO. Furthermore, there has never been and never will be “immunity” for United States Armed Forces personnel, as we have, and will always be subject to the punitive articles (77-134) of the Uniformed Code of Military Justice.