We Constantly Violate The One Unwritten Rule in Warfare

YOU CAN’T TARGET THE ENEMY’S LEADERS IN ANY HIGHER PROPORTION THAN THE ENEMY’S ARMY AS A WHOLE.

" God bless these junior NCOs for all the terrorists senior officers they've knocked off. "
” God bless these junior NCOs for all the terrorist senior officers they’ve knocked off. “

The first time in history this was done was during the American Revolution, by American troops in a desperate situation. If they hadn’t, the war would likely have been lost. The next time this was done was during the U.S. Civil War, again by the Yankees.

Fast forward to the modern day and the war on terror. The only people we target any more are their leaders.