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U.S. just killed Seven innocent Iraqi women and children.
- Thread starter grantt
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They were NOT "innocent"
WASHINGTON - U.S. troops killed seven Iraqi women and children at a checkpoint Monday when the Iraqis' van would not stop as ordered, a military official said.
The dead and wounded were among 13 women and children in a van that approached the checkpoint but did not stop, the official said. Soldiers fired warning shots and then shots into the vehicle's engine, neither of which stopped it, he said.
WASHINGTON - U.S. troops killed seven Iraqi women and children at a checkpoint Monday when the Iraqis' van would not stop as ordered, a military official said.
The dead and wounded were among 13 women and children in a van that approached the checkpoint but did not stop, the official said. Soldiers fired warning shots and then shots into the vehicle's engine, neither of which stopped it, he said.
For some reason I think there are two sides to this story - our side and what really happened.
I can't blame the soldiers because they have to be a nervous wreck looking out for potential suicide attacks. But like all the righties says, these kids chose a life in the miliatry so they DESERVE TO DIE when it happends.
I can't blame the soldiers because they have to be a nervous wreck looking out for potential suicide attacks. But like all the righties says, these kids chose a life in the miliatry so they DESERVE TO DIE when it happends.
radio, so this is what you meant by "I support the troops" ???
I have very little sympathy for anyone who follows an order mindlessly.
I support the troops meaning, I wish for their safe return, but to kill women and children is a flawed order.
simply because you support a cause/group, doesn't mean that you shouldn't or can't possibly disagree with certain actions.
I support the troops meaning, I wish for their safe return, but to kill women and children is a flawed order.
simply because you support a cause/group, doesn't mean that you shouldn't or can't possibly disagree with certain actions.
radio, you are exposed... You dont support the troops on the ground! You would rather have a car bomb kill the troops then for them to protect themselves against a van that would not stop coming towards them.
I guess you will "support" them by saying they are lying...
I guess you will "support" them by saying they are lying...
War is flawed.Every war will have injustice and horrors.This is the nature of it.Is it right or is it wrong.I don't know.I guess it depends on the reason.Is there a good enough reason to go to war?There must be.Is this it?Don't know.I guess history will be the judge of that.But I am neither shocked nor surprised by such occurences.Merely saddened.
Frank, you sir, are incorrect. Foraging through every post in your search to find a reason to attack the character of another is nothing more than an intoxicated attempt to gain ground in an argument built on sand.
I support the troops. Period. That is all.
But answer me this, Frank, why is it that we didn't gun down Frenchmen during their liberation?
Could it be that this simple difference exposes the long history of prejudice towards non-whites in the US military? Could this really be a war designed to murder Arabs?
All is worth at least a moment's consideration.
I support the troops. Period. That is all.
But answer me this, Frank, why is it that we didn't gun down Frenchmen during their liberation?
Could it be that this simple difference exposes the long history of prejudice towards non-whites in the US military? Could this really be a war designed to murder Arabs?
All is worth at least a moment's consideration.
RFC,probably not avery good example.
>I support the troops. Period
Rings hollow...
Rings hollow...
>I need not justify my support
Because you cannot. The slogan "I support the troops" is just a feel-good one for you thinking that it might get you off the hook, so to speak.
Because you cannot. The slogan "I support the troops" is just a feel-good one for you thinking that it might get you off the hook, so to speak.
RFC,because in the French situation,I don't think there was an expectancy of a substantial portion of their population sabatoging the efforts of the Americans trying to free them.Here I think the circumstance is somewhat different.
>is an action that is extremely anti-american.
radio, you live on another planet...
This "action" has the support of BOTH Houses of congress and 70% of the U.S. how is that anti-american?
radio, you live on another planet...
This "action" has the support of BOTH Houses of congress and 70% of the U.S. how is that anti-american?
