If soldiers have been instructed not to fire on a mosque, I'll bet my bottom dollar that it has been at the instruction of tactical unit commander. I am not aware of any general orders that constitute part of ROE that soldiers are not to fire upon a mosque. In Vietnam our ROE allowed us to return fire coming from any target. On only one occassion was I directed by a unit commander to avoid firing such and that was a small temple.

Again, local tactics are not going to affect the strategic outcome of a war.

Soldiers serve this Nation's foreign policy; the foreign policy does not serve the soldiers. They volunteered; I volunteered. I knew what I was getting into. I assume they knew also. Civilian control and disposition of the US military is a principle of this Republic.