In the KJV the word "kill" used in the Ten Commandments is actually "murder". This undoubtedly doesn't progress the debate as the semantics of "murder" is just as volatile as "kill" but at least it is a more accurate picture.

In Ecclesiastes the writer, alledged to have been Solomon ("Qoheleth" or..."he that crieth in the Hall" or " The Preacher") declares that there is a time and a season unto every purpose.

When we are living in comfort, half a world away we can debate our philosophical hearts out. When confronted with life or death choices at a moment's notice, what we do reflects what we truly believe and what is truly in our hearts.

And we may not even agree with ourselves (and herein lies the "double nested 'DO loop' behind post traumatic stress); with what we do when we don't have the luxury of debate. Reality bites, hard.

The reality of Iraqi jurisprudence may be distastful but it is what it is and we must deal with THAT reality and our REAL situation.