Take a look at what the people on the ground say:
Amidst the grief, their anger could not be contained. All of D Squadron's vehicles are clearly marked, with fluorescent panels on the roofs, flags and other markings. It was something that the soldiers kept saying, over and over. "We spend all this money marking out our vehicles so this doesn't happen," one said. "If it was the heat of battle, shit happens. But it was clear daylight."
Another said: "As far as I am concerned, those two pilots should be done for manslaughter. There's no way on the planet that they couldn't see two vehicles, that they couldn't see the dayglo panel on the top."
"I remember seeing the front wagon which had been hit and I remember seeing the people getting out of that and running for cover. I thought there must be ground troops coming to get us. I went pegging it after them and jumped in a ditch. That was when the American plane came round to do a second swoop on us. That fucking gun, I don't want to ever hear that again. It's like a cross between a moan and a roar it's that fast.
guardian.co.uk
So, Mike, as you can see, my British friends are not the only ones questioning why Americans are killing them, because, you know what? It is not an "ignorant comment" and the answer is not as easy as you seem to think it is.
If it were your son who got shot by some overexcited kid in a plane on YOUR SIDE, you might think of things a bit differently. As it is, however, I guess we won't see empathy from you anytime soon. |
