The U.S. military acknowledged Wednesday that it considered bombing a group of more than 100 Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan but decided not to after determining they were on the grounds of a cemetery.
ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?
After all the tortured victims we found this week,and U.S. Soldiers killed,we won't go after these guys and could have killed one hundred in one blow?
What is wrong with this picture? Are you just as mad as I am for not getting rid of these bastards? Cemetary or not! Mostly insurgants were buried here too......Are we going to soft on these guys? I say kill them when we can before they kill us. What do you think?
2006-09-13 15:56:42 · 16 answers · asked by Holly 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I found it all over the net,but here is a link to the Yahoo News. It was also on the TV news. My Husband is over in Iraq and called yesterday telling me he is going on a mission,and I betcha he is involved in this. I will know in a few days when he returns t base what happened.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060914/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/afghan_taliban_photo;_ylt=AncOcrsl1tMzZbtP88ux_NWMwfIE;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NGRzMjRtBHNlYwMxNjk5
2006-09-13 16:05:12 · update #1
You really ought to ask the Commander in Chief about that. He instructed the military to stand down on Wednesday, because it's too early. He gave them strict orders not to take action until it's closer to November, when it is near election time. At that time it will be fresh on voter's minds, that we've had a favorable breakthrough on the 9/11 attackers.
In the first days of bombing in Afghanistan, do you think they made sure they did not bomb a cemetery? Heck, No.
Most of the tortured and US soldiers that we've had were not even in Afghanistan, but Iraq. When we look at the two, as one, it lets the Commander in Chief off the hook about the war on terror. And it looks like it's happening.
I am spitting mad. We are way too soft on these guys.
We are also way too soft on the current administration.
Added Sept. 13, 2006
I agree with you.
All's fair in love and war.
We follow the UN, Geneva Convention rules, when it benefits us. We have violated many of these rules since fighting began in Afghanistan, and we ignored UN recommendations when Bush decided to invade Iraq.
2006-09-13 16:43:43 · answer #1 · answered by Schona 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I've been in Iraq/Afghanistan on a deployment and as nice as it would be to bust a cap in their ***, you just can't do that. They were in a cemetery and that's against ROE (Rules of Engagement), not to mention its a little unethical. To kill these insurgents would also be against the Geneva Convention and in violating that we would have only caused more probems for ourselves. I think what was done in this situation showed a lot of self-control and was the right decision made. I mean, personnel over there are putting their lives at risk everyday the last thing they're going to do is risk getting their asses put in jail because they broke their ROE.
2006-09-13 16:27:12 · answer #2 · answered by phoenix 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the way I heard it was that the did not attack due to it being a funeral [which is pretty much the same I know] and under the rules of the Geneva convention which both the USA and the UK abide by then they can be no attack.
That aside I actually do AGREE with you and they should have said.....sod it and attacked anyways and debated it afterwards BUT we both know that certain factors would have YET again made the US soldier the bad guy for doing this, so basically they where stuck in a lose - lose situation.
2006-09-13 16:06:24 · answer #3 · answered by candy g 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We're Americans man,.. we're the good guys remember?
hehehe,.. Yes it is frustrating. But wouldn't we look bad if we did kill them? I mean, we already look bad to the world, let's not make it worse,.. heck, I'd like to travel the world and not have people throw tomatoes at me for being an American.
Seriously speaking,...
It's one of the many twists and turns of the ROE (Rules of Engagement). Wherein the only time we can attack them is if they fired at us first from wherever the hell they were. And besides, it would infuriate more of them and it will definitely be used against us. Any kind of war or conflict is not about killing nor winning. It's about winning the hearts and minds of the native population.
Nothing would make me more glad than to return them a favor. I was on a mission once where I had to escort a MEDEVAC-a humvee with a big red cross on it on a white backdrop on it(ambulance), and they still attacked it, killing the wounded soldier, the driver and his buddy, and injuring my squad leader. But if I do something they do, then we've swooped down to their level.
2006-09-13 16:05:27 · answer #4 · answered by `STaTiC- 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I supply it an eighty. I deducted 20 factors because of the fact the elephant have been given injury. do no longer cry. For absolutely everyone else, i might have deducted greater for the critter boo boo. Oh, and that i admire eco-friendly and white.
2016-12-15 07:47:10 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm with you on this, but you know damn well all those bed-wetting liberals would find a way to twist it if we bombed a cemetery. Sacred ground and blah, blah, blah. Personally, I think it would have been generous of us since no one would have to work to move the bodies -- the could just leave them there.
2006-09-13 16:07:33 · answer #6 · answered by tsopolly 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I totally agree with you. There are "rules of engagement" we must change in order to ensure we prevail in this war with the islamo-fascists!
I have served two tours in Iraq, one in Trashcanistan. I personally have been in situations where we could do nothing because of these "rules". These hadji's don't have any "rules" - we shouldn't either! Had we of gone in without one hand tied behind our back, this would have been over long ago!
2006-09-13 16:10:34 · answer #7 · answered by nardo84 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I saw this on Fox News today. They even have a photograph taken by a drone. They should have bombed it on site. I guess they really don't want to win. Whoever made that decision needs to be fired.
2006-09-13 16:17:22 · answer #8 · answered by armywifetp 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I saw that yesterday and yeah it pissed me off that we can't fight their style. I think if we are to win this thing, we need to pull all stops. Get in there, get it over with, and get out.
2006-09-13 16:02:30 · answer #9 · answered by Huevos Rancheros 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i would had ordered a bombardment yes i think they should had taken these criminals out hell i would have even order groud forces to kill the ones that are still alive.
2006-09-13 19:00:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋