Its teh training, stoopit.
yeah that is what I just said
Its the USMC SOPs that are to blame & the general warfighting attitude
I should have put standard operating procedures rather than just "SOPs" - but that is where the problem lies - most of the USMC arent very experienced in counter insurgency ops - theyve just done war fighting for years. contrast that with the brits having 30 years of northern ireland & there are some big differences in terms of the training and SOPs - the USMC is pretty awesome when it comes to war fighting - they have thier own fast jets, ships, support troops etc... but dealing with terrorists amongst a civilian population is not something they have had as much experience of.