Yet again we have another friendly fire incident in Iraq!!! has anybody seen and heard the full tape? There was NO confirmation that there was NO friendlies in the area where the P-51s were, both pilots thought they saw "orange panals" which they then changed to "orange rockets" which is the friendly colour! there were 4 vehichles in a convy evenly spaced. Is it me or would that not ring alarm bells saying that they are friendlies??
Yet again the Americans have killed a Brit in a war zone! I now think it is time to call ALL OUR FORCES HOME, and let the Americans do it on their own. This can do no good in relations with them.
What do you think?
2007-02-06 01:37:09 · 52 answers · asked by British & Proud Of It 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
having had experience of the American military, I was telling people that the Americans would kill a few Brits, as soon as both Iraq wars were announced. They were just practising I suppose?
The news reported that the Americans had killed more Brits than the Iraqis, during the first stages of the conflict!
It is true that during war mistakes happen! It just seems the Americans are better at making them than anyone else!
and for all Yanks that go on about WWII, well we finished paying you off last year, so leave it out!
2007-02-06 06:29:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
Well the US Gov has made bad decissions in Iraq and elsewhere, most of the world thinks as Us as stupid idiots. They should not be there. But the americans are trying to stop violence and protect citizens in iraq from being beaten, killed for no reason, and killing sadam was just 1 out of 100 left there. This all started in the early 1980's and even late 70s. So they should finsh what they had started, and personally the U.S. is the only one who look out for anybody, they have best trained troops, britzs just don't know what is going on at the right time, not saying they dont help but they should beaware what there stepping into. Well it should be interresting to see how things change in iraQ and elsewhere when GW. B steps out of office.
I heard that they have a women running for pres, and a black, should be interssting,
Who do you think will win, and what might happen?
2007-02-06 02:06:28 · answer #2 · answered by Daniel K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This latest incident seems to be a case of incompetence or negligence on the parts of the pilots. They could not agree whether what they were seeing was orange marked friendly forces or orange missiles.
As there was a doubt I would have thought that they would have erred on the side of safety especially as they were not being fired upon.
2007-02-06 02:46:50 · answer #3 · answered by frank S 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you talk to anyone about war, friendly fire happens, and not just to the US, a battlefield is very chaotic place and things like this happen.
( to everybody! ) not just the US. But we all know the anti-war ranters need something to rant about. If you want to pull your forces fine, that's what you have been banging to drums for for ever anyway, and this just gives another (supposed ) justification,but when the s--t hits the fan,(and it's going to) we just won't help because we may kill somebody by accident. Also there have been many, many examples over the years of us doing it to
our own people, and so have the British. So all I can say is, it's
tragic but it's war and it happens.
2007-02-06 01:50:00 · answer #4 · answered by booboo 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
hardly is a baby born stupid. the way stupidity is presented into society is via preparation. the first lesson a baby receives is, "Obey authority or face punishment." (It makes no massive difference no matter if the authority is faulty or proper, or straightforward, or moral). In time the youngster will both insurrection and wade through punishment or lack of life, or grow to be an obedient slave asking permission for each thing he does and believing not something except what the authorities tell him. it really is named education. those who live on with their hardship-loose experience (and honesty) intact call this indoctrination.
2016-12-03 19:18:58 · answer #5 · answered by gagliano 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are entitled to your opinion, but the U. S. and Great Britain have been close allies for a long time. With reason. Mistakes, no doubt have been made on both sides - maybe this is one of them, I don't know for sure. But, Great Britain just may need a strong ally like the U.S. again in the future as it has in the past. Many, many American soldiers sacrificed their lives in defense of Great Britain during WW II, and would do so again, if the need arose! Strong alliances must weather mistakes and setbacks for the long term good of both.
2007-02-06 01:48:38 · answer #6 · answered by amazin'g 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I am an American, and I wish to confirm that SOME of us can be VERY stupid - just not ALL of us. The U.S. does indeed need to get out of Iraq, but the U.S. started this mess, and the U.S. needs to insure that Iraq is relatively stable before it leaves or a bloodbath even worse than what is going now is going to ensue. An estimated 70% of Americans want us out of there as soon as possible. Most Americans are now aware of the manipulations of the Bush Administration to get us into this war - the deliberate use of faulty and misleading intelligence, ignoring what they didn't want to hear, not paying attention to their advisors, firing the generals that didn't play along with the administration... no wonder President Bush now "enjoys" the lowest approval ratings of any U.S. president in history - he deserves it. BTW: I have UK ancestry. My sincerest condolences to the family and friends of the soldier that was killed.
2007-02-06 01:48:33 · answer #7 · answered by Paul Hxyz 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
I watch the news most every night here in the USA and we don't see that much reporting on what our allies are doing or making for stupid mistakes. It would be nice for all of the servicemen and women to be home but it just isn't going to happen overnight. Your PM involved your country in this war so maybe you should give some blame to him as well. A lot of Americans have British heritage so maybe the apple didn't fall far from the tree.
2007-02-06 01:45:47 · answer #8 · answered by justme 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
I think before you can be so boisterous about this incident, you need to get your facts. You have know idea what was going on before this happened. We have had the enemy use our own uniforms and shoot our soldiers acting like they were one of us. So to use orange panels, I am sure that the enemy has tried this or are doing it and possibly even set this up and made it to be friendly fire with some sort of tactics like shooting at the jets from behind rocks beside that convoy and the jets thought the convoy was firing on them. The insurgents are using old time tactics to kill us and are doing a very good job with limited resources. We have got to start thinking like them if we want to be successful in this war!
2007-02-06 01:46:02 · answer #9 · answered by tbird 3 · 8⤊ 2⤋
this is tragic I have not read about it yet tho. With todays new weapons friendly fire is going to happen. In the old days if you couldn't see your enemy you couldn't hurt them, now we can kill at distances of 100's of miles. To be honest, everyone in Iraq should come home now... its a crappy civil war. if the leaders who be insist on still doing something, divert all the troops to Afghanistan and get Bin Laden
2007-02-06 01:46:26 · answer #10 · answered by Dylan m 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋