2007-03-27 17:08:04 · 8 answers · asked by Pretty_Bad_Logic 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
No. It was an accident. You idiot.
2007-03-27 17:13:56 · answer #1 · answered by Voice of Liberty 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I watched an interview from Tillman's parents that is just sad. I doubt we will ever know if he was intentionally killed or a victim of friendly fire. The truth is he was USED by the military as a sports figure who died for his country in enemy fire. This whipped up a lot of patriotic frenzy and boosted recruitment.
His family is rightfully angry. His mother had said he was not convinced about the war in Afghanistan and once he was there he was sure he had made a mistake.
Did we kill him for a bumper sticker for recruiting? It is possible, but doubtful. Did we just capitalize on his death for marketing value? That's definately a fact- that even our military generals have admitted to.
Was he murdered by a homicidal soldier or "private military: subcontractor (Blackwater or the like)- this could have merit. High ranking officers are committing suicide- we see all kinds of crazy pictures of our soldiers doing reprehensible bullshitt.
The insanity that is going on over there could lead to a multiple number of possibilities.
Keep an open mind. Tillman's family is pushing for a congressional hearing to get the facts out and dealt with.
More shall be revealed.
2007-03-28 00:23:22 · answer #2 · answered by darrellkern 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No and don't start anything else that has not already
been started.
Tilman's fabled story of turning down a pro contract to serve in Bush's war was too great a story to be diminished by admitting he was killed by friendly fire.
Friendly fired deaths are most common in war....
it was in the heat of battle. But at the time, Bush needed a glory story to gain continued support for his war...
so his people covered up the truth.
Pat Tillman is a hero regardless of how he died,
because he died serving HIs country. It's sad that
the powers that be could not recognize that and
felt like they had to tinker with the story for their
own gain.
2007-03-28 00:18:36 · answer #3 · answered by Northwest Womps 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All soldiers are homicidal. otherwise they wouldn't be a soldier. You are trained to hit the target. You are trained to think humans are targets. That way you have no hesitation, if you do in combat you die. That in a nutshell explains tillmans accidental death. Sorry and sad as it is thats reality.
2007-03-28 00:20:51 · answer #4 · answered by stephenmwells 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. The fire that killed him was due to a mistake on the part of those who laid down the fire. They thought Tillman's firing was hostile and did not become aware they were firing on Americans and Afghans until it was too late.
2007-03-28 00:17:55 · answer #5 · answered by Warren D 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
With sand storms in Iraq, its easy to get mixed up, in fact I'm kind of surprised their are'nt more incidents. Most sand storms you cant see more than a few feet away. Oh and its not murder but war against terriorists, so they don't come here and MURDER YOU.
2007-03-28 00:17:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, its called fratricide. Its happened in every conflict we've been in. Steps are taken to lower the chances or mitigate it, but it still happens. Nobody likes it, its unfortunate, but it is a by product of combat, sad one, but happens anyway.
2007-03-28 00:13:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to this story, the unit was fairly flakey.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003385597_tillman10.html
2007-03-28 02:27:52 · answer #8 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋