The worst is over

More on the 'human shields': What is going on with people?. First of all, what makes them think that this would stop the Americans? And secondly, I doubt very much that Saddam would even look twice before using them as hostages for bargaining against the Americans, which I'm sure would include executing more than a few of them. I'm totally against going to war so hastily, but I don't think there is anything a thousand, or ten-thousand 'human shields' for that matter can do to stop it. I hope they seriously take time to realize what they're doing, before it's too late.