(I) A soldier's job used to be to kill the enemy. (II) Now, however, the global systemis more complex and modern troops are often deployed in Operations other than war (OOTW). (Ill) For the British Army recent OOTW have included collecting weapons from ethnic Albanian guerillas and peacekeeping in former Yugoslavia. (IV) These kinds of operations have become increasingly common since the end of the ColdWar, as the UN takes on international policing missions. (V) If the marines had opened fire on unarmed citizens, there would have been an international outcry.