Too many lawyers?

ADF Spokesman 2016 From The Australian

An ADF spokesman declined to give details of operations but said ADF members operated under strict rules of engagement and targeting procedures designed to protect them, minimise the risk of injury to civilian non-combatants and strictly comply with Australia’s obligations under domestic and international law.

  Army Spokesman 1970

We closed with and killed the enemy.

Me thinks there are too many lawyers in the system.