# And from the Department Of The Bleedin' Obvious...

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 2, 2003, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-from-the-department-of-the-bleedin-obvious/158585 "2003-03-02T15:15:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2003, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-from-the-department-of-the-bleedin-obvious/158585/21 "2003-03-04T15:48:15Z")

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Let me start by saying I’m against this war, and that I believe a human shield system could work, if the numbers were big enough.

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> "The group would now try to protect UN-approved water and power supply locations which should not be under attack, Mr Sloan added.
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> “We do not have thousands of people here, we have hundreds, so now it’s more about protecting sites, not stopping the war,” he explained."

Ack! Why protect sites that are never going to be attacked anyway? What’s the point? UN approved water supplies do not _need_ your protection. How silly will you feel standing outside a water silo, feeling all righteous and brave and stuff, as you watch the bombardments take place on the horizon, killing the innocent “collateral damage” you wished to protect?

Admit your mission has failed, there’s not a significant amount of people willing to do it. Retreat, go home, eat some tofu, start working on the protest signs for your next endeavour.

Gah.

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