[CaptainCrunch]

Two more things.

the question came up about Saddam and why they didn't kill him on the spot.

The U.S. government was far more interested in grabbing him. Plus the man was a notorious coward. As soon as the Army troops popped his spider hole he cried out "I am Saddam Hussien President of Iraq I surrender" before they could pull the pin on the grenade and toss it down.

In terms of if this was a kill order and why couldn't they wound him and capture him.

First and foremost if this was a pure kill order they would have used snipers or air strikes, but they A) wanted proof that he was dead, and B) wanted to see if they could snatch him. But in a fire fight anyone who thinks that you should knee cap him or shoot him in the hand is playing to many video games.

You leave no one behind you alive that might have the opportunity to kill or wound you, or pull a det cord.

This was a fire fight, at that point you aim for either the center mass or if your really good the head, you don't aim for a tiny knee or a tiny hand.