But if they WERE in fact willing to risk death in a school or hospital, but NOT protecting Iraqi combatants, I believe my principles allusion comes fluttering right back in the window. Respectfully, the flaw in your argument is that they may actually have fled to avoid protecting the wrong people rather than simply to avoid being killed. I don't believe the fear of death argument holds for at least one who is a local chap and combat veteran. Don't know any of the others.