Meanwhile Iraqi officials have accused the U.S. of killing at least 17 Iraqi civilians, including women and children, in multiple helicopter air strikes near Baquba on Friday. At least four houses were destroyed. One Iraqi army official said many of the civilians were killed when they rushed out to help those hurt in the initial bombing.
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/08/1340244
Is this what the empire stands for?
2007-10-09 07:41:17 · 5 answers · asked by Washington Irving 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Read the first response - I have no doubt whatsoever why we are HATED.
2007-10-09 08:42:40 · answer #1 · answered by Crossing the Rubicon 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is always collateral damage in war and conflict. Does it surprize you that there would be civilians killed when the insurgents are mixed in with them and hiding among them and in many cases being sheltered by them?
2007-10-09 14:46:52 · answer #2 · answered by booman17 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yep, and Iraqi officials also get very upset when a GI gets targeted by a roadside bomb set by who knows who.
War is hell, deal with it.
2007-10-09 14:51:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Since we seem to be giving the Iragi's so many "boo boos" I think we should just come home and play in our own sand box...
2007-10-09 14:45:58 · answer #4 · answered by train120 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Who cares, they were probably harboring terrorist anyways.
2007-10-09 14:45:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋