I would like to know if the USA military have killed UNARMED Arab women and children whether it be considered collateral damage or by cold blooded murder. I would also like to know if you were a soldier and ordered to kill unarmed Iraqis (like Haditha) if you would do it?
2007-01-07 22:56:40 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Occasionally, this happens. And when it does it makes headlines all over the world.
Of course this also indicates that this is not a common event.
There has been no campaign in history where so few civilians have been killed by a military force as has occurred with US forces in Iraq.
BTW - the people we are fighting bomb mosques and markets on a daily basis. Shouldn't you be reserving your criticism for the terrorists who do this?
2007-01-08 01:40:28 · answer #1 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, i picked off a few just walking through the streets of baghdad. We couldnt even return fire unless we could POSITIVELY IDENTIFY who was firing at us. We dont indiscriminately shoot people, or blow them up, as the insurgents do. They kill women and children with no remorse. I wont kill any unarmed man, let alone a woman or child. Pure lunacy in this question.
2007-01-08 08:26:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Haven't you heard? There is a war on. Yes, children and women do get killed and NO it's not intentional like the mainstream media is trying to make these incidents out to be! 20 years in the US Army and I was never once ordered to do something illegal or immoral and i'm about sick of the idiots who have never worn a uniform saying that these incidents are intentional. they can all go to hell as far as I'm concerned.
2007-01-08 08:24:05 · answer #3 · answered by SGT. D 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Absurd, why and how could you do that? Certainly it might happen but I hardly think there's that many deranged people in the military. If they did commit those acts, it's probably related to seeing alot of pain suffering and dying, that has a big impact.
2007-01-08 07:06:59 · answer #4 · answered by y2kguyarea51 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Not nearly as many as the Iraqi insurgents are killing every day.
Always sad ,unavoidable and deliberately provoked by the enemy.
2007-01-08 10:06:27 · answer #5 · answered by FOA 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
99.9% of your soldiers will not actively go out to attack women and children. Besides all the moral and ethical problems with it, not doing this is in their best interest no matter what. If it is found that they have killed civilians, they are going to serve HARD jail time. Do you think that people are going to risk that to kill unarmed people? We have the whole world watching our actions in that country.
2007-01-08 07:11:24 · answer #6 · answered by flyboymb 3 · 5⤊ 3⤋
War is war. Innocent people die. Why not ask how many woman and children are innocent and killed by their own people because they dare to try to get an education or refuse to abide by their religious restrictions?
2007-01-08 12:25:40 · answer #7 · answered by gigglings 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Unfortunately, it has occurred.
I would like to think in the vast majority of cases we have taken steps to avoid civilian casualties but I know that has not always been the case.
As this lunacy continues and our troops become more and more frustrated, we may see more......but I pray not.
2007-01-08 07:06:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes they killed in cold blood and they are still killing everywhere in Iraq.What you know is only the stories that the press uncovered and become scandals.This is the new American Democratic Iraq which Mr Bush wanted!
2007-01-08 07:12:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
Not nearly as many as the Iraqi insurgents and Taliban morons in Afghanistan do.....................
2007-01-08 17:51:36 · answer #10 · answered by Eugene D 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋